CONTINUING WITH THIS WEEK'S TORAH PORTION
CHAPTER 29
Exodus 29:1-46
Exo 29:1 And this is the Word which you shall do unto them to sanctify them to the Priestship (to do Priestly Acts) to Me: Take one bullock, son of a herd, and two perfect rams, 2 And unleavened, and unleavened challah cakes overflowed (mixed) in the oil, and unleavened thin cakes (wafers) anointed in the oil: flour of wheat you shall do (make) them. 3 And you shall give them upon one twig basket (willow twig basket), and you shall bring them near in the twig basket (willow twig basket), and את-the bullock, and את the two rams.
4 And you shall bring near את-Aaron and את-his sons to the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment, and you shall wash them in the water. 5 And you shall take את-the Garments, and and you shall clothe Aaron את-the Coat (Tunic), and את-the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?, ?Transgressor Robe?)] of the Ephod, and את-the Ephod, and את-the Pocket (Breast Pocket), and you shall bind to him on the Belt (Band) of the Ephod: 6 And you shall put (set) the Turban (Miter) upon his head, and you shall give את-the Sacred (Holy) Crown upon the Turban (Miter). 7 And you shall take את-the Oil of the Anointing, and you shall pour (make soak) over (upon) his head, and you shall anoint him. 8 And you shall bring near את-his sons, and you shall clothe them of Coats (Tunics). 9 And you shall gird them of Girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you shall wrap the Bonnets for them: and the Priestship (Priestly Office) shall be for them for a Statute of Ages: and you shall fill (consecrate) the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons.
10 And you shall bring near את-the bullock to the face of the Tent of Appointment: and Aaron and his sons shall support (lay) את-their hands upon (over) the head of the bullock. 11 And you shall slaughter את-the bullock (calf) to the Face of יהוה at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment. 12 And you shall take from the blood of the bullock, and you shall give upon (over) the Horns of the Altar among your finger, and you shall shed (pour, spill out) את-all of the blood to the Base (Foundation, Settled Area) of the Altar. 13 And you shall take את-all of the kheylev-fat that covers (conceals (covers) את-the nearing areas, (nearness, inwards), and את-the flap (caul, lobe) upon (over) the liver, and את the two kidneys, and את-the kheylev-fat that is upon (over) them, and you shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar. 14 And את-the flesh of the bullock, and את-his skin, and את-his dung, you shall burn up on the fire from outside by the Camp: He is a Sin Offering.
15 And you shall take את-the one ram; and Aaron and his sons, they shall support (lay) את-their hands upon (over) the head of the ram. 16 And you shall slaughter את-the ram, and you shall take את-his blood, and you shall strew (sprinkle) upon (over) the Altar all around. 17 And you shall dismember את-the ram by his fragments (pieces, parts), and you shall wash his nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and his shoulder legs (lower shoulder legs), and you shall give upon (over) his fagments (pieces, parts), and upon (over) his head. 18 And you shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) את-all of the ram at the Altar: He is an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering) to hwhy: a pleasant scent, he is a Fire Offering to יהוה.
19 And you shall take את the second ram; and Aaron and his sons shall support (lay) את-their hands upon (over) the head of the ram. 20 And you shall slaughter את-the ram, and you shall take from his blood, and shall give upon the tip (lobe) of the ear of Aaron, and upon the tip (lobe) of the ear of his sons, at the right, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the thumb (toe) of their right foot, and you shall strew (sprinkle) את-the blood upon (over) the Altar all around.
21 And you shall take from the blood which is upon (over) the Altar and from the Oil of the Anointing, and you shall spurt (besprinkle in expiation, sprinkle) upon (over) Aaron and upon (over) his Garments, and upon (over) his sons and upon (over) the Garments of his sons with him: and he shall be Sacred (Holy), and his Garments, and his sons, and the Garments of his sons with him.
22 And you shall take from the ram the kheylev-fat, and the tail fat, and את-the kheylev-fat that covers (conceals) את-the nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and את the flap (caul, lobe) of the liver, and את the two kidneys, and את-the keylev-fat which is upon (over) them, and את the right hip leg; for he is a Ram of Consecration (Fulfillment):
23 And one round loaf of bread, and one challah cake of bread of oil, and one thin cake (wafer) from the twig basket (willow twig basket) of the unleavened which is to the Face of יהוה:
24 And you shall put (set) the allness upon (over) the palms of Aaron, and upon (over) the palms of his sons; and you shall wave them of a Wave Offering to the Face of יהוה.
25 And you shall take them from their hands, and you shall make incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar upon the Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), for a pleasant scent to the Face of יהוה: He is a Fire Offering to יהוה.
26 And you shall take את-the breast from the Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment) which is for (belongs to) Aaron, and you shall wave him for a Wave Offering to the Face of יהוה: and shall be to you for rationing (sharing, a portion, allotment). 27 And you shall sanctify את the breast of the Wave Offering, and את the hip leg of the Heave Offering (Raise Offering) which is waved and the which is heaved up (raised up) from the Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment) from which shall be for [(belong to)] Aaron and from which shall be for [(belong to)] his sons: 28 And shall be for [(belong to)] Aaron and for (to) his sons for a Statute of Ages from את the Sons of Israel: for he is a Heave Offering (Raise Offering): and shall be a Heave Offering (Raise Offering) from את the Sons of Israel from the Sacrifices of their Peace Offerings, of their Heave Offerings (Raise Offerings) to יהוה.
29 And the Sacred (Holy) Garments which shall be for [(belong to)] Aaron shall be for [(belong to)] his sons after him to be anointed in them, and to (for) fill (filling, consecrate, consecrating) את-their hands in them. 30 And the Priest at his stead from his sons shall clothe them seven days which shall enter (go) to the Tent of Appointment to minister in the Sacred Area (Sanctuary, Holy Area).
31 And you shall take את-the Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment), and you shall boil את-his flesh in the Sacred (Holy) Place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat את-the flesh of the ram and את-the bread which is in the twig basket (willow twig basket) at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment. 33 And they shall eat them which the Atonement is in them to consecrate (fill) את-their hand to sanctify them: and a stranger shall not eat, for they are Sacred (Holy). 34 And if shall yether-remain (be remnant, be left) from the flesh of the Consecration (Fulfillment), and from the bread until the breaking period (morning), and you shall burn up את-the yether-remainder (remnant) in the fire: shall not be eaten, for he is Sacred (Holy).
35 And you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, as the thus, according to [(as)] all which I have commanded you: You shall fill (consecrate) their hand seven days, 36 and you shall do (offer) a bullock for a Sin Offering for the day upon (over) the Atonements: and you shall purify (cleanse) upon (over) the Altar, in your Atonement upon (over) him, and you shall anoint him to sanctify him. 37 Seven days you shall atone upon (over) the Altar, and you shall sanctify him; and shall be the Altar of a Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)]: of anything that touches on the Altar shall be Sacred (Holy).
38 And this is which you shall do (offer) upon (over) the Altar; two sheep, sons of a year, by (for) the day, continually. 39 את-the one sheep you shall do (offer) in the breaking period (morning); and את the second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods (evenings): 40 And a tenth of flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil, a fourth of the hin, beaten; and a Drink Offering (Libation Offering) of a fourth of the hin of wine shall be for the one sheep. 41 And את the second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods (evenings), and you shall do to her as (like) the Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the breaking period (morning) and as (like) her Drink Offering (Libation Offering), for a pleasant scent of a Fire Offering to יהוה,
42 a Continual Elevation Offering (Continual Ascension Offering, Continual Burnt Offering) for your generations at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment to the Face of יהוה which I will appoint to you there to speak to you there. 43 And I will appoint there to the Sons of Israel and shall be sanctified in My Glory. 44 And I will sanctify את-the Tent of Appointment, and את-the Altar: And I will sanctify את-Aaron and את-his sons for the Priestship (to do Priestly Acts) to Me. 45 And I will tabernacle in the midst of the Sons of Israel, and I will be to them for Elohim. 46 And they shall know for I am hwhy, their Elohim, which brought them out from the land of Egypt to tabernacle Myself in their midst: I am יהוה, their Elohim.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have comments)
Verses one through three
1 And this is the Word which you shall do unto them to sanctify them to the Priestship (to do Priestly Acts) to Me: Take one bullock, son of a herd, and two perfect rams, 2 And unleavened, and unleavened challah cakes overflowed (mixed) in the oil, and unleavened thin cakes (wafers) anointed in the oil: flour of wheat you shall do (make) them. 3 And you shall give them upon one twig basket (willow twig basket), and you shall bring them near in the twig basket (willow twig basket), and את-the bullock, and את the two rams.
The first thing Aaron and his sons did was to bring their sacrificial offering items as part of the precursor before they begin their Priestly Acts.
Looking at the following words:
CHALLAH CAKE
The Hebrew word for challah cake is "khah-lah"- Khet, Lamed, Heh (חלה). It is from Strong's Concordance number 2471, and it definition
From H2490; a cake (as usually punctured): - cake.
from 2490 "khah-ahl" (חלל), and its definition
A primitive root (compare H2470); properly to bore, that is, (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one’s word), to begin (as if by an opening-wedge); denominatively (from H2485) to play (the flute): - begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
THIN CAKE (WAFER)
The Hebrew word for thin cake (wafer) is "rah-keek"- Resh, Kuph, Yod, Kuph (רקיק). It is from Strong's Concordance number 7550, and it definition
From H7556 in its original sense; a thin cake: - cake, wafer.
from 7556 "rah-kahk" (רקק), and its definition
A primitive root; to spit: - spit.
The key words to me from these two words are "defile", "wound", and "spit". This tells me that these types of cakes symbolizes Yeshua being defiled and wounded by being crucified by the cat of nine tails and taking on our defilements, as well as when Yeshua was being spat by the Roman soldiers during His crucification process.
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Notice that this Hebrew word is the same root word that translates "profane", "defile", "pollute" and "wound". To me, this is an act of showing that the High Priest and the priests are taking on our defilements through eating this challah cake. This is the same with us as following believers in Yeshua that Yeshua, our Messiah, has taken our profanities and defilements and nailed them on the cross, because he has become the symbolic Challah Bread of His Flesh and took them to the cross and died for us.
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Verses four through six
AARON, THE HIGH PRIEST
4 And you shall bring near את-Aaron and את-his sons to the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment, and you shall wash them in the water. 5 And you shall take את-the Garments, and and you shall clothe Aaron את-the Coat (Tunic), and את-the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?, ?Transgressor Robe?)] of the Ephod, and את-the Ephod, and את-the Pocket (Breast Pocket), and you shall bind to him on the Belt (Band) of the Ephod: 6 And you shall put (set) the Turban (Miter) upon his head, and you shall give את-the Sacred (Holy) Crown upon the Turban (Miter).
This is like the Queen Elizabeth's British royal inauguration ceremony in 1952. They put on her royal garments, and after the last item, the royal crown, is placed on her head, then everyone shouts out "God save the Queen" three times. This is the precursor before Elizabeth II commenced her royal duties, like the protocol of the Priests, but the difference is that they would be bringing sacrifices to hwhy as the second step after they were dressed.
Looking at the following words:
OUTER ROBE (UPPER ROBE, {(?TRESSPASS ROBE?, ?TRANSGRESSOR ROBE?)]
The Hebrew word for Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?, ?Transgressor Robe?)] is "m'eel"- Mem, Ayin, Yod, Lamed (מעיל). It is from Strong's Concordance number 4598, and it definition
From H4603 in the sense of covering; a robe (that is, upper and outer garment): - cloke, coat, mantle, robe.
from 4603 "mah-ahl" (מעל), and its definition
A primitive root; properly to cover up; used only figuratively to act covertly, that is, treacherously: - transgress, (commit, do a) tresspass (-ing).
This is most likely where we get our English word, "mail", from, as in a chain of mail on Medeival armor. Notice that this Hebrew word is the same word that translates as "trespass" and "transgression". It is like saying that as following believers in Yeshua, Yeshua, our Eternal High Priest, has taken on our trespasses and transgressions through that robe.
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CROWN
The Hebrew word for crown is "ney-zeyr"- Nun, Zayin, Resh (נזר). It is from Strong's Concordance number 5145, and it definition
From H5144; properly something set apart, that is, (abstractly) dedication (of a priest or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty): - consecration, crown, hair, separation.
from 5144 "nah-zahr" (נזר), and its definition
A primitive root; to hold aloof, that is, (intransitively) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (that is, apostatize)); specifically to set apart (to sacred purposes), that is, devote: - consecrate, separate (-ing, self).
This Hebrew word comes from the same Hebrew root word meaning to "set apart", or "separate". This crown shows that the High Priest is set apart from the rest of the priests and the people at large. This shows us as following believers in Yeshua that Yeshua is our Eternal High Priest who is set apart from the world, and that through Him we are set apart from the world as well.
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Verse seven
7 And you shall take את-the Oil of the Anointing, and you shall pour (make soak) over (upon) his head, and you shall anoint him. 8 And you shall bring near את-his sons, and you shall clothe them of Coats (Tunics). 9 And you shall gird them of Girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you shall wrap the Bonnets for them: and the Priestship (Priestly Office) shall be for them for a Statute of Ages: and you shall fill (consecrate) the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons.
This is the next step for Aaron as High Priest by being annointed to begin his duties.
Indirectly related, this is the similar matter for the Biblical kings, when the prophet Samuel annoints Saul and David with oil for their preparation to become kings, which are noted in the book of the prophet Samuel
SAUL
1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took את-a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because hwhy hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?... 15:1 Samuel also said unto Saul, hwhy sent me to anoint thee to be king over His People,
DAVID
1 Samuel 16:1 And יהוה said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.... 16:12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And hwhy said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took את-the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of יהוה came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
As the kings were annointed, so was Aaron to be annointed as the High Priest of the Tabernacle.
Yeshua, our Messiah, was also annointed to be our Eternal High Preist and our Eternal King.
Verses eight and nine
AARON'S SONS
8 And you shall bring near את-his sons, and you shall clothe them of Coats (Tunics). 9 And you shall gird them of Girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you shall wrap the Bonnets for them: and the Priestship (Priestly Office) shall be for them for a Statute of Ages: and you shall fill (consecrate) the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons.
What does it mean to consecrate their hands? It is their hands that will do the Priestly Acts.
It says in verse nine of this week's Torah portion passage that the bonnets are "wrapped" around their heads and not "pre-shaped" as compared to a chef's hat.
Looking at the word WRAP
The Hebrew word for wrap is "khah-vash"- Khet, Bet, Shin (חבש). It is from Strong's Concordance number 2280, and its definition
A primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively to stop, to rule: - bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
It is commonly translated for the Bonnet to be "put" on, but it literaly means to be "wrapped" on.
This is a good image of what the Turbans could have looked like
In relation, Yeshua the Messiah was "wrapped" in clothes, which is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Beth Lehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with Child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her Firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the Messenger of יהוה came upon them, and the Glory of יהוה shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the Messenger said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all People. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Messiah יהוה.
12 And this shall be a Sign unto you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
If anyone ever asked themselves where Mary had possession of the swaddling cloths, we need to go back six months to the time where she went to see her cousin Elizabeth, which is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:30 And the Messenger said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with יהוה.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His Name, YESHUA. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and יהוה Elohim shall give unto Him the throne of His father David: 33 And He shall reign over the House of Jacob for ever; and of His Kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the Messenger, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the Messenger answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the Power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of Elohim. 36 And, behold, thy cousin, Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with hwhy nothing shall be impossible.... 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:.. 56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Mary, a descendant of Levi, went to her cousin Elizabeth, also a descendant of Levi, wife of Zechariah of the Priestly line of Aaron. Mary stayed there for three months until Elizabeth's son, John, was born. When Mary left to return to her home, Elizabeth would have most likely gave her some "Priestly rags" to "wrap" on the future Yeshua, when Mary gave birth to Him. It is my humble opinion that Yeshua was wrapped with the rags from the Priest's Garments which could also prove that Yeshua was of the Priestly line.
Verses ten through fourteen
THE BULLOCK
10 And you shall bring near את-the bullock to the face of the Tent of Appointment: and Aaron and his sons shall support (lay) את-their hands upon (over) the head of the bullock. 11 And you shall slaughter את-the bullock (calf) to the Face of יהוה at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment. 12 And you shall take from the blood of the bullock, and you shall give upon (over) the Horns of the Altar among your finger, and you shall shed (pour, spill out) את-all of the blood to the Base (Foundation, Settled Area) of the Altar. 13 And you shall take את-all of the kheylev-fat that covers (conceals (covers) את-the nearing areas, (nearness, inwards), and את-the flap (caul, lobe) upon (over) the liver, and את the two kidneys, and את-the kheylev-fat that is upon (over) them, and you shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar. 14 And את-the flesh of the bullock, and את-his skin, and את-his dung, you shall burn up on the fire from outside by the Camp: He is a Sin Offering.
There are four horns at the Altar. It represents the corners of the hedge of protection, whether a person, or a nation, especially the nation of Israel, or the earth. When the animals are sacrificed, it is an act not just for sins and repentance but also for "restoring" the four corners for the hedges of the Israelite's protection and security.
Indirectly related, Yeshua noted the Altar regarding someone who has not gotten right with a neighbor, which is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the Altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the Altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
In this matter, Yeshua is saying to get right first with the brother, then offer the gift for the Altar.
These are the three parts mentioned regarding the bullock in this week's Torah portion passage were the kheylev-fat, the caul (lobe) of the liver, and the two kidneys.
Looking at the following words:
THE KHEYLEV-FAT
The Hebrew word for kheylev-fat is "khey-lehv"- Khet, Lamed, Bet (חלב). It is from Strong's Concordance number 2459, and its definition
From an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence the richest or choice part: - X best, fat (-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
This is where we get our modern English word "club". Anyone heard of a "club sandwich"? It is a "fat" sandwich.
It also means internal fatness of blessing. The Hebrew word for marrow is "kheylev", which is noted by king David in the book of Psalms
Psalm 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow (חלב) and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
THE FLAP (CAUL, LOBE)
The Hebrew word for caul (lobe) is "yoh-theh-reth"- Yod, Tav, Resh, Tav (יתרת). It is from Strong's Concordance number 3508, and it definition
Feminine active participle of H3498; the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging): - caul.
from 3498 "yah-thahr" (יתר), and its definition
A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve: - excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain (-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.
On the dictionary.com website, the caul, according to Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary says this:
(Heb. yothe'reth; i.e., "something redundant"), the membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Ex. 29:13, 22; Lev.3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; marg.,"midriff"). In Hos. 13:8 (Heb. seghor; i.e., "an enclosure") the pericardium, or parts about the heart,is meant.
THE KIDNEYS
The Hebrew word for kidneys is "keel-yah" (singular)- Kaph, Lamed, Yod, Heh (כליה). It is from Strong's Concordance number 3629, and its definition
Feminine of H3627 (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively the mind (as the interior self): - kidneys, reins.
from 3627 "k'lee" (כלי), and its definition
From H3615; something prepared, that is, any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon): - armour ([-bearer]), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
from 3615 "kah-lah" (כלה) and its definition
A primitive root; to end, whether intransitively (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitively (to complete, prepare, consume): - accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when . . . were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, X fully, X have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.
To a human, the kidneys in general represent the seat of the emotions.
IT JUST HIT ME!!!
Giving the glory to hwhy, 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 the MIND
THE FLAP (CAUL, LOBE)
This is connected to the liver, which represents strength, and it is probable that the caul (lobe) relates to the WILL
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
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When someone sins, it is caused by the WILL, and when a sacrifice is made for an Israelite, it is an act to get the WILL back in line with יהוה and restore the WILL's relationship in one's resubmission to יהוה.
In verse thirteen of this week's Torah portion passage, the Hebrew text phrase for upon them is "aleyhen"- Ayin, Lamed, Yod, Heh, Nun Sophit (עליהן). The Heh-Nun Sophit at the end (הן) tells us that it is in the feminine plural suffix, which means that these three parts of the body are "feminine", which means that they symbolize the "soul" which is "feminine", which consists of the mind, emotions and will.
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CROWN
The Hebrew word for crown is "ney-zeyr"- Nun, Zayin, Resh (נזר). It is from Strong's Concordance number 5145, and it definition
From H5144; properly something set apart, that is, (abstractly) dedication (of a priest or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty): - consecration, crown, hair, separation.
from 5144 "nah-zahr" (נזר), and its definition
A primitive root; to hold aloof, that is, (intransitively) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (that is, apostatize)); specifically to set apart (to sacred purposes), that is, devote: - consecrate, separate (-ing, self).
The English translation of crown can also be found in the Torah portion of T'rumah, in the book of Exodus
Numbers 25:23 You shall do (make) a Table of trees (wood) shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood]: two cubits shall be his length, and a cubit shall be his width, and a cubit and the half shall be his height. 24 And you shall overlay (sheet over) him of pure gold, and you shall do (make) for him a Crown (Chaplet) of gold all around.
Looking at the word CROWN [T'RUMAH PASSAGE]
The Hebrew word for crown in the T'rumah passage is "zeyr"- Zayin, Resh (זר). It is from Strong's Concordance number 2213, and its definition
From H2237 (in the sense of scattering); a chaplet (as spread around the top), that is, (specifically) a border moulding: - crown.
from 2237 "zah-rahr" (זרר), and its definition
A primitive root (compare H2114); perhaps to diffuse, that is, (specifically) to sneeze: - sneeze.
from 2114 "zoor" (זור), and its definition
A primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery: - (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange (-r, thing, woman).
The two Hebrew words have the same two Hebrew letters: Zayin and Resh. It is a good argument to say that these two different Hebrew words are related to each other, and that Strong should have seen the co-relation between them.
Verses fifteen through eighteen
THE ONE RAM
15 And you shall take את-the one ram; and Aaron and his sons, they shall support (lay) את-their hands upon (over) the head of the ram. 16 And you shall slaughter את-the ram, and you shall take את-his blood, and you shall strew (sprinkle) upon (over) the Altar all around. 17 And you shall dismember את-the ram by his fragments (pieces, parts), and you shall wash his nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and his shoulder legs (lower shoulder legs), and you shall give upon (over) his fagments (pieces, parts), and upon (over) his head. 18 And you shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) את-all of the ram at the Altar: He is an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering) to hwhy: a pleasant scent, he is a Fire Offering to יהוה.
This is like the Exodus Passover lamb, an immature ram, which is noted in the Torah portion of Bo, in the book of Exodus, in which the whole lamb has to be cooked in the fire.
Why did יהוה require them to wash the inwards and legs? Why not the head or any other part of the body? I'm guessing it relates to their soul- their act to submit to יהוה, and their walk with יהוה, in which their "soul" is "washed", symbolic of the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit), to be symbolically cleansed from the sins of the person who provided the animal to be sacrificed for thier sins.
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Looking at the word SHOULDER LEG (LOWER SHOULDER LEG)
The Hebrew word for shoulder legs (lower shoulder legs) is "kah-rah"- Kaph, Resh, Ayin (קרע). It is from Strong's Concordance number 3767, and its definition
From H3766; the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual): - leg.
from 3766 "kah-rah" (קרע), and its definition
A primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication to sink, to prostrate: - bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, X very.
This leg is the front leg which "bends its knees" as if to bow and worship. This is a symbolism of an act for the Israelites to bow and worship to hwhy, and it applies to us following believers in Yeshua that we are to sacrifice ourselves to bow and worship Yeshua, the Messiah.
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Verses nineteen and twenty
THE SECOND RAM
19 And you shall take את the second ram; and Aaron and his sons shall support (lay) את-their hands upon (over) the head of the ram. 20 And you shall slaughter את-the ram, and you shall take from his blood, and shall give upon the tip (lobe) of the ear of Aaron, and upon the tip (lobe) of the ear of his sons, at the right, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the thumb (toe) of their right foot, and you shall strew (sprinkle) את-the blood upon (over) the Altar all around.
This second ram is the Ram of the Consecration which is noted later in this week's Torah portion chapter.
Notice that the ram's blood was placed on the Priests' right side of their ears, thumb and big toe. The right side symbolizes the side of "strength", and Yeshua was seated at the Right Hand of the Father, which is noted in the apostle Paul's letter to the assembly in Colossia
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Messiah, seek those things which are above, where Messiah sitteth on the Right Hand of יהוה.
The reason that the blood was applied to these three places, because it represents these three areas:
Tip of The Right Ear: Hearing the Word
The Right Thumb: Working and doing the Word
The Right Big Toe: Walking in the Word
These three imply in following Yeshua, the Eternal Living Word.
Indirectly related, these two rams could also be compared to the two goats in Yom Kippur, one dedicated to hwhy, and one for the Azazel scapegoat.
Verses twenty-one and twenty two
21 And you shall take from the blood which is upon (over) the Altar and from the Oil of the Anointing, and you shall spurt (besprinkle in expiation, sprinkle) upon (over) Aaron and upon (over) his Garments, and upon (over) his sons and upon (over) the Garments of his sons with him: and he shall be Sacred (Holy), and his Garments, and his sons, and the Garments of his sons with him. 22 And you shall take from the ram the kheylev-fat, and the tail fat, and את-the kheylev-fat that covers (conceals) את-the nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and את the flap (caul, lobe) of the liver, and את the two kidneys, and את-the keylev-fat which is upon (over) them, and את the right hip leg; for he is a Ram of Consecration (Fulfillment):
Aaron and his sons would start their services with them and the bloody garments. The purpose of these represents the following:
Blood: Yeshua, the Living Sacrifice who shed His Blood and who covers us in His Blood
Oil of Annointing: The Ruakh HaKodesh (The Holy Spirit) who annoints us
The Priests need to be "covered" with the blood, and "annointed" by the oil to do the Work of hwhy.
We as believers in Yeshua who are covered in the Blood of Messiah are doing His Work, which the apostle Paul noted in the book of Hebrews
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the Blood of Messiah, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to יהוה, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the Living Elohim?
Looking at the word HIP LEG
The Hebrew word for hip leg is "shoke"- Shin, Vav, Kuph (שוק). It is from Strong's Concordance number 7785, and it definition
From H7783; the (lower) leg (as a runner): - hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.
from 7783 "shuke" (שוק), and its definition
A primitive root; to run after or over, that is, overflow: - overflow, water.
This is the running leg which is mainly used for walking. This is the act for the Israelites to walk in hwhy. This also applies to us as following believers in Yeshua to walk in Him and in His light.
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Verses twenty three through twenty five
THE BREADS
23 And one round loaf of bread, and one challah cake of bread of oil, and one thin cake (wafer) from the twig basket (willow twig basket) of the unleavened which is to the Face of יהוה:
24 And you shall put (set) the allness upon (over) the palms of Aaron, and upon (over) the palms of his sons; and you shall wave them of a Wave Offering to the Face of יהוה.
25 And you shall take them from their hands, and you shall make incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar upon the Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), for a pleasant scent to the Face of יהוה: He is a Fire Offering to יהוה.
These breads in their hands are representations of Yeshua, the Unleavened Bread and the oil symbolized by the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit). Putting these breads in their hands is saying to them "Do hwhy's Work through Yeshua, the Living Bread, by the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit)".
Verses twenty six through twenty eight
THE RAM OF THE CONSECRATION
26 And you shall take את-the breast from the Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment) which is for (belongs to) Aaron, and you shall wave him for a Wave Offering to the Face of יהוה: and shall be to you for rationing (sharing, a portion, allotment). 27 And you shall sanctify את the breast of the Wave Offering, and את the hip leg of the Heave Offering (Raise Offering) which is waved and the which is heaved up (raised up) from the Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment) from which shall be for [(belong to)] Aaron and from which shall be for [(belong to)] his sons: 28 And shall be for [(belong to)] Aaron and for (to) his sons for a Statute of Ages from את the Sons of Israel: for he is a Heave Offering (Raise Offering): and shall be a Heave Offering (Raise Offering) from את the Sons of Israel from the Sacrifices of their Peace Offerings, of their Heave Offerings (Raise Offerings) to יהוה.
This relates to the Second Ram which the blood was used ealier to be placed on the Priests' right ear, right thumb and right big toe.
Verses twenty nine and thirty
THE HIGH PRIEST GARMENTS
29 And the Sacred (Holy) Garments which shall be for [(belong to)] Aaron shall be for [(belong to)] his sons after him to be anointed in them, and to (for) fill (filling, consecrate, consecrating) את-their hands in them. 30 And the Priest at his stead from his sons shall clothe them seven days which shall enter (go) to the Tent of Appointment to minister in the Sacred Area (Sanctuary, Holy Area).
An example of passing the High Priest Garments is when Aaron had to give the High Priest Garments to his son, Eleazar, which is noted in the Torah portion of Khukath, in the book of Numbers.
Numbers 20:22 And pulled up (journeyed) from Kadesh. And the Sons of Israel, of all of the Congregation, they came at the Hor of the Mount [(Mount of the Hor, Mount Hor)]. 23 And יהוה spoke to Moses and to Aaron on the Hor of the Mount [(Mount of the Hor, Mount Hor)], upon the border of the land of Edom, to say, 24 Aaron shall be gathered to his People: for shall not go to the land which I have given to the Sons of Israel, upon which you rebelled at את-My Mouth by the waters of Meribah. 25 Take את-Aaron, and את-Eleazar, his son, and ascend them at the Hor of the Mount [(Mount of the Hor, Mount Hor)]: 26 And shall strip את-Aaron of את-his Garments, and you shall have את-Eleazar, his son, clothe them: and Aaron shall be gathered and shall die there. 27 And Moses did as the which hwhy commanded: and they acended to the Hor of the Mount [(Mount of the Hor, Mount Hor)] to the eyes of all of the Congregation. 28 And Moses stripped את-Aaron of את-his Garments, and had את-Eleazar, his son clothed them; and Aaron died there in the head of the mountain (the Hor): and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain (the Hor).
When Eleazar took over the High Priesthood and wore the garments, he would be wearing them for seven days according to this week's Torah portion passage.
It has been passed down from generation to generation until it came to Caiaphas, the High Priest, until Yeshua became the current and Eternal High Priest from the result of Caiaphas renting his High Priest garment and nullified his High Priestship. This is what the apostle Paul noted in the book of the Hebrews
Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an High Priest, who is set on the Right Hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
When Yeshua took over the High Priesthood from Caiaphas on Passover, Yeshua wore an Unseamed Garment. Though it was removed from Him at His crucifixion, the Garment was not ripped. Because the Garment was not worn for seven days, according to the Commandment of this week's Torah portion passage, there is no physical High Priest. Though Yeshua is our Eternal High Priest according to the book of Hebrews, He nullified the physical High Priesthood, so that He could be "the Eternal Kingdom High Priest" and be The High Priest through us, since our bodies are His Temples.
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Verses thirty-one through thirty four
THE CONSECRATION OF THE RAM (A.K.A. THE SECOND RAM) CONTINUED
31 And you shall take את-the Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment), and you shall boil את-his flesh in the Sacred (Holy) Place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat את-the flesh of the ram and את-the bread which is in the twig basket (willow twig basket) at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment. 33 And they shall eat them which the Atonement is in them to consecrate (fill) את-their hand to sanctify them: and a stranger shall not eat, for they are Sacred (Holy). 34 And if shall yether-remain (be remnant, be left) from the flesh of the Consecration (Fulfillment), and from the bread until the breaking period (morning), and you shall burn up את-the yether-remainder (remnant) in the fire: shall not be eaten, for he is Sacred (Holy).
The Commandment to burn the flesh in the breaking period (morning) in verse thirty four of this week's Torah portion passage was based from the Passover lamb sacrifice, which is noted in the Torah portion of Bo, in the book of Exodus
Exodus 12:8 And they shall eat את-the flesh in this night roasted of fire and unleavened bread; they shall eat upon bitters (bitter foods, bitter herbs). 9 You shall not eat from him raw (tough), and sodden (boiling) from boiling in water, for but roasted of fire; his head shall be upon his legs and upon his nearness (inwards). 10 And you shall not leave (remain) from him until breaking period (morning); and of that remaining (left) from him until breaking period (morning) you shall burn in the fire.
This is a seven day ceremonial festivity for the Levitical Priests before they officially start their Priestly Service.
In verse thirty three of this week's Torah portion passage, it says that the stranger shall not eat of it, because it only relates to Aaron and his sons who are doing the Priestly Acts in the Tabernacle.
Verses thirty five through thirty seven
35 And you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, as the thus, according to [(as)] all which I have commanded you: You shall fill (consecrate) their hand seven days, 36 and you shall do (offer) a bullock for a Sin Offering for the day upon (over) the Atonements: and you shall purify (cleanse) upon (over) the Altar, in your Atonement upon (over) him, and you shall anoint him to sanctify him. 37 Seven days you shall atone upon (over) the Altar, and you shall sanctify him; and shall be the Altar of a Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)]: of anything that touches on the Altar shall be Sacred (Holy).
This act is just for the seven days in preparation for Aaron and his sons to start their Priestly Acts in the Tabernacle.
Verses thirty eight through forty six
THE DAILY SACRIFICES
38 And this is which you shall do (offer) upon (over) the Altar; two sheep, sons of a year, by (for) the day, continually. 39 את-the one sheep you shall do (offer) in the breaking period (morning); and את the second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods (evenings): 40 And a tenth of flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil, a fourth of the hin, beaten; and a Drink Offering (Libation Offering) of a fourth of the hin of wine shall be for the one sheep. 41 And את the second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods (evenings), and you shall do to her as (like) the Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the breaking period (morning) and as (like) her Drink Offering (Libation Offering), for a pleasant scent of a Fire Offering to יהוה,
42 a Continual Elevation Offering (Continual Ascension Offering, Continual Burnt Offering) for your generations at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment to the Face of יהוה which I will appoint to you there to speak to you there. 43 And I will appoint there to the Sons of Israel and shall be sanctified in My Glory. 44 And I will sanctify את-the Tent of Appointment, and את-the Altar: And I will sanctify את-Aaron and את-his sons for the Priestship (to do Priestly Acts) to Me. 45 And I will tabernacle in the midst of the Sons of Israel, and I will be to them for Elohim. 46 And they shall know for I am hwhy, their Elohim, which brought them out from the land of Egypt to tabernacle Myself in their midst: I am יהוה, their Elohim.
The Daily Sacrifice is also noted in the Torah portion of Pinkhas, in the book of Numbers
Numbers 28:3 And you shall say to them, This is the Fire Offering which you shall bring near to יהוה; two sheep of sons of a year, perfect ones, by the day, of a Continual Elevation Offering [(Continual Ascension Offering, Continual Burnt Offering)]. 4 You shall do (offer) את-the one sheep in the breaking period (morning), and you shall do (offer) את the second sheep between the mixing periods (evenings); 5 and the tenth of the ephah of flour for a Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering), overflowed (mixed) in beaten (crushed, ?stamped?, bruised?, discomfited?) oil, of a fourth of the hin. 6 A Continual Elevation Offering [(Continual Ascension Offering, Continual Burnt Offering)] that was done (offered) on Mount Sinai for a pleasant scent of a Fire Offering to יהוה,
7 and his Drink Offering (Libation Offering) shall be a fourth of the hin for the one sheep: in the Sacred Area (Sanctuary) shall be the pouring (libation) of the of the Drink Offering (Libation Offering), of a strong drink to יהוה.
8 And you shall do (offer) את the second sheep between the mixing periods (evenings): as the Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the breaking period (morning), and as his Drink Offering (Libation Offering), you shall do (offer) of a Fire Offering, of a pleasant scent to יהוה.
Indirectly related, this would apply to us as believers in Yeshua to offer ourselves to be daily sacrifices, which the apostle Paul noted in his letter to the assembly in Rome
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the Mercies of hwhy, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, Holy, acceptable unto hwhy, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and Perfect, Will of יהוה.
Yeshua also noted this, which is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 9:23 And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
The purpose of the believer's daily sacrifice is to be set apart from the world on a daily basis, like the Continual Elevation Offerings from the Levitical Priests who were set apart to serve hwhy daily.
This is what the apostle John noted in his book of Revelation
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from the heavens, saying, Come out of her, My People, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
In verse forty-one of this week's Torah portion passage, when it says "between the mixing periods", which is in the Hebrew text "beyn ha-aravim" (בין הערבים), and it means after dusk and before dawn, meaning in the complete darkness of the night.
CHAPTER 30
Exodus 30:1-10
Exo 30:1 And you shall do (make) an Altar incensing (smoking, fuming) incense (smoke, fume): you shall do (make) him of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood]. 2 A cubit shall be his length, and a cubit shall be his width; shall be square: and two cubits shall be his height: from him shall be his Horns. 3 And you shall overlay (sheet over) him of pure gold את-his roof (top), and את-his walls all around, and את-his Horns; And you shall do (make) for him a Crown (Chaplet) of gold all around. 4 And you shall do (make) for him two Rings of gold from under to his Crown (Chaplet), upon (over) the two of his ribs (sides) you shall do (make) upon (over) the two of his sides; And shall be for housings for the Poles to bear (carry. lift up) him on them. 5 And you shall do (make) את-the Poles of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood], and you shall overlay (sheet over) them of gold. 6 And you shall give him to the face of the Veil which is upon (over) the Ark of the Testimony (Witness) to the face of the Mercy Seat (Atoning Seat) which is upon (over) the Testimony (Witness) which I will appoint to you there. 7 And Aaron shall incense (smoke, fume, burn) the Incense of Spices upon him in the breaking period (morning), in the breaking period (morning): shall incense (smoke, fume) in his trimming (dressing, gooding, cheering, make good, make well) את-the Lamps. 8 And Aaron in ascending (elevating) את-the Lamps between the mixing periods (evenings) shall incense (smoke, fume) incense (smoke, fume) continually to the Face of יהוה for your generations. 9 You shall not ascend (elevate) him strange incense (smoke, fume) upon (over) him, and an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and a Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering Grain Offering, Apportion Offering); and you shall not pour out (libate) a Drink Offering (Libation Offering) upon (over) him. 10 And Aaron shall atone upon his Horns once in the year from the blood of the Sin Offering of the Atonements: Shall atone upon him once in the year for your generations: he shall be a Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)] to יהוה.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have comments)
Verses one through six
THE ALTAR OF THE INCENSE (OR THE GOLDEN CENSER)
1 And you shall do (make) an Altar incensing (smoking, fuming) incense (smoke, fume): you shall do (make) him of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood]. 2 A cubit shall be his length, and a cubit shall be his width; shall be square: and two cubits shall be his height: from him shall be his Horns. 3 And you shall overlay (sheet over) him of pure gold את-his roof (top), and את-his walls all around, and את-his Horns; And you shall do (make) for him a Crown (Chaplet) of gold all around. 4 And you shall do (make) for him two Rings of gold from under to his Crown (Chaplet), upon (over) the two of his ribs (sides) you shall do (make) upon (over) the two of his sides; And shall be for housings for the Poles to bear (carry. lift up) him on them. 5 And you shall do (make) את-the Poles of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood], and you shall overlay (sheet over) them of gold. 6 And you shall give him to the face of the Veil which is upon (over) the Ark of the Testimony (Witness) to the face of the Mercy Seat (Atoning Seat) which is upon (over) the Testimony (Witness) which I will appoint to you there.
THE SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE ALTAR OF THE FUMING (BURNING) OF INCENSE (OR THE GOLDEN CENSOR)
Shittim Wood: Man, also could be Scourging and Piercing and Lashing
Gold: Kingdom, Eternal, Perfection
Spices/Incense: Worship (source: maranathalife.com)/Prayers of the Saints
Incense: Prayers of the People/Saints
GENDER:
Altar of the Fuming (Burning) of Incense: MALE
Crown (Wreath): (MALE?)
Horns: FEMALE
Rings: FEMALE
Poles: MALE
The Altar of the Incense, in U.S. measurements, is 1 1/2 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 3 feet high.
Question: Two chapters ago of this week's Torah portion, the subject was about the items for the Tent of Appointment. This week's Torah portion's previous chapter was about the Priests and the Priests' Garments. How come the plan of the Altar of Incense was not mentioned until now two chapters later? Why wasn't it placed with the items for the Tent of Appointment in the Torah portion of T'rumah, in the book of Exodus? I don't have an answer to this at this time.
Mark Moses of El Shaddai Ministries noted that hwhy said later in the Torah to not to burn strange incense as noted in this chapter
Exodus 30:9 You shall not ascend (elevate) him strange incense upon (over) him,...
Mark Moses also noted that we are like inense (as well as our prayers) and are a pleasant scent to hwhy. Thank you Mark.
The apostle Paul noted the Golden Censer in the Holy of Holies, which is noted in the book of the Hebrews
Hebrew 9:3 And after the second Veil, the Tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all; 4 Which had the Golden Censer...
The apostle John noted the prayer of the Saints and the Golden Censer in the end times, which is noted in the book of Revelation
Revelation 8:3 And another angel came and stood at the Altar, having a Golden Censer; and there was given unto him much Incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the Golden Altar which was before the Throne. 4 And the smoke of the Incense, which came with the prayers of the Saints, ascended up before hwhy out of the angel's hand. 5 And the angel took the Censer, and filled it with fire of the Altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
This is an example image of what the Altar of Incense could have looked like
Looking at the word INCENSING (SMOKING, FUMING)
The Hebrew word forincensing (smoking, fuming) is "meek-tahr"- Mem, Kuph, Tet, Resh (מקטר). It is from Strong's Concordance number 4729, and its definition
From H6999; something to fume (incense) on, that is, a hearth place: - to burn . . . upon.
from 6999 "kah-tahr" (קטר), and its definition
A primitive root (rather identical with H7000 through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, that is, turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship): - burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
This Hebrew word "meek-tahr" is the only time it exists in the entire Tanakh.
Verses seven and eight
7 And Aaron shall incense (smoke, fume, burn) the Incense of Spices upon him in the breaking period (morning), in the breaking period (morning): shall incense (smoke, fume) in his trimming (dressing, gooding, cheering, make good, make well) את-the Lamps. 8 And Aaron in ascending (elevating) את-the Lamps between the mixing periods (evenings) shall incense (smoke, fume) incense (smoke, fume) continually to the Face of יהוה for your generations. 9 You shall not ascend (elevate) him strange incense (smoke, fume) upon (over) him, and an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and a Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering Grain Offering, Apportion Offering); and you shall not pour out (libate) a Drink Offering (Libation Offering) upon (over) him. 10 And Aaron shall atone upon his Horns once in the year from the blood of the Sin Offering of the Atonements: Shall atone upon him once in the year for your generations: he shall be a Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)] to יהוה.
In verse seven of this week's Torah portion passage, the King James Version translated to do it "in the morning"
(KJV) 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Aaron was only told one time to do it, which is from the Hebrew, "ba-boker ba-boker" (בבקר בבקר), which literally translates "in the breaking period (morning), in the breaking (morning)", meaning every time during the breaking period (morning), during the early part of the day before the sun arose.
In verse eight of this week's Torah portion passage, when it says "between the mixing periods", which is in the Hebrew text "beyn ha-aravim" (בין חערבים), it means after dusk and before dawn, meaning in the complete darkness of the night.
The King James Version translates verse eight of this week's Torah portion passage this way:
(KJV) 8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before hwhy throughout your generations.
Question: "What is that the phrase the translators should have interpreted"? This phrase "at even" is taken from the Hebrew text phrase "beyn ha-arabbim" (בין חערבים). Beyn is interpreted "between", and that is understood. Ha-arabbim is commonly interpreted "the evenings"- in KJV "at even".
Looking at the following words:
BETWEEN
The Hebrew word for between is "beyn"- Bet, Yod, Nun Sophit (בין). It is from Strong's Concordance number 996, and its definition
(Sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly the constructively contracted form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction; but used only as a preposition, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjugation, either... or: - among, asunder, at, between (-twixt . . . and), + from (the widest), X in, out of, whether (it be... or), within.
Beyn is translated as "between".
MIXING PERIOD
The Hebrew word for mixing period is "eh-rehv"- Ayin, Resh, Bet (ערב). Its is from Strong's Concordance number 6153, and its defintion
From H6150; dusk: - + day, even (-ing, tide), night.
from 6150 "ah-rahv" (ערב), and its definition
A primitive root (rather identical with H6148 through the idea of covering with a texture); to grow dusky at sundown: - be darkened, (toward) evening.
from 6148 "ah-rahv" (ערב), and its definition
A primitive root; to braid, that is, intermix; technically to traffic (as if by barter); also to give or be security (as a kind of exchange): - engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be (-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Erev is translated as "evening" or "mixing".
What sticks out in this definition are the meanings "braid", "mingle", and "intermix"- it also could be "mix". These interpretations provide the best possibilities for the word. To get to the point, "arabbim" is plural, and take the interpretation "mix" and pluralize it, and we get "mixings" or "mixing periods". So the phrase should actually say "between the mixing periods", meaning that this phrase could be used interchangeably, whether for the purpose of the night, or for the purpose of the day. A good example is in the Exodus story where the Israelite people are kill the Passover lamb "between the mixing periods", which is noted in the Torah portion of Bo, in the book of Exodus
Exodus 12:5 A lamb shall be a perfect (complete) remembered one (male) of a son of a year: shall be for yourselves from the lambs, and you shall take from the kids (young goats): 6 And shall be for you to guard (observe, heed) until the four ten (fourteen) day of (for) this renewed month: and all of the Assembly of the Congregation of Israel, they shall slaughter him between the mixing periods.
This means that the Israelites were to kill it "between the mixing periods" in the night meaning the mixing period from light to dark after sunset below the horizon, and the mixing from dark to light before sunrise above the horizon (Note: the Passover lamb was intended to be killed after it becomes dark, otherwise the Angel of Death would not have come in the middle of the night).
In verse eight of this week's Torah portion passage, it means that Aaron was to set up the Lamp and burn incense upon it "between the mixing periods", which occurs on the beginning of the new Biblical day.
Verses nine and ten
9 You shall not ascend (elevate) him strange incense (smoke, fume) upon (over) him, and an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and a Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering Grain Offering, Apportion Offering); and you shall not pour out (libate) a Drink Offering (Libation Offering) upon (over) him. 10 And Aaron shall atone upon his Horns once in the year from the blood of the Sin Offering of the Atonements: Shall atone upon him once in the year for your generations: he shall be a Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)] to יהוה.
Aaron and the Priests were told not to offer strange offerings, incense or sacrifices to יהוה. A perfect example of this was noted when Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire to יהוה and were burned to death as noted earlier, which is noted in the Torah portion of Sh'mini, in the book of Exodus
Leviticus 10:1 And Nadab and the Abihu, the sons of Aaron, they took a man his censer, and they gave fire in them, and they set incense upon her, and they brought near a strange fire to the Face of יהוה which was not commanded them. 2 And a fire, she went out from of the Face of יהוה, and she consumed them, and they died to the Face of יהוה.
As a result, the two brothers reaped what they sowed by being a fire unto themselves with the help of יהוה, and it cost them their lives.
When it says in verse ten of this week's Torah portion passage that Aaron was to make atonement once a year, it is referring to the Yom Kippur Sacrifice that the High Priest does once a year, which is noted located in the Torah portion of Akharey Moth, in the book of Leviticus, in chapter sixteen.
Also, Yeshua became the Atonement for us, which the Apostle Paul noted in his letter to the assembly in Rome
Romans 5:8 But the Adon commendeth His Love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by His Blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to יהוה by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His Life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in hwhy through our Adon Yeshua, the Messiah, by whom we have now received the Atonement.
Yeshua atoned our sins for us that we might have life in Him by His Blood.
!!!!!הללו יה
That ends this week's Torah portion commentary.
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