Parashat #80 Tzav

3-Year The Torah Portion | Parashat #80 Torah Cycle Tzav (Reading 2 of 3) Parashat #80 April 18, 2020

w;c I) Reading the Torah Portion

Tzav Now it’s time to read the Torah portion. You will get the most out of the Torah portion if you have Leviticus 6:12-7:38 (E) a disciplined plan for approaching it each week. I suggest the following (although you may want to Leviticus 6:5 – 7:38 (H) develop your own plan of attack). Prepare by having a pen and paper ready to take notes or by having your computer ready. Read the Torah portion quickly just to get a bird’s-eye view of it and Malachi 3:4-12 to gain a general understanding of its contents. Then read it again slowly and more I Corinthians 10:1-33 contemplatively. As you read it, you should keep track of 1) changes in the main storyline (plots and 11:17-34 and subplots) of the text, 2) the introduction of new major themes you have not encountered heretofore and 3) connections to the main themes developed in the Torah portion. Keeping track of the major themes will provide you with thoughts to help you outline the passage later on. Recording changes in the storyline (subplots) will 1) help you more accurately interpret Scripture and 2) see connections to themes that may be repeated in the Haftarah and Apostolic readings.

I strongly recommend that when you study these lessons you have the following tools available. 1) A Bible [all references are based on the NKJV], 2) a printed copy of this lesson, 3) pen and paper [notebook preferred] where you can either write extra notes or complete answers to questions where the lines in this lesson are not enough space to write on, 4) an on-line version of the Bible. I suggest BibleGateway (https://www.biblegateway.com/). There are many instances where I will ask you to make a connection to some other passage. The BibleGateway app has an awesome SEARCH feature to find Bible passages. Also, once you find a passage you can use Control-F or Command-F (MAC users) to find words, numbers or phrases in the text on display. Lastly, as often as possible . . . have a partner studying with you! II) Outlining the Torah Portion

Now that you have read the Torah portion, it’s time to outline it. Try to divide the Torah portion into its major subject divisions. Please limit the outline to no more than seven major headings. Also, try to limit each subject division to a short phrase. In the chart below provide a brief phrase describing each significant change of events in the reading. Outlining will help you develop the skill of “seeing” the themes in the text.

Note – the English (E) and Hebrew (H) readings are slightly different here due to differences in how the verses are numbered in the English and Hebrew Bibles.

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III) Torah Portion Discussion Questions

I have given you a number of questions to stimulate your thought about the Torah portion reading. My goal is two-fold. First, I want to ask you questions about what the Spirit has shown me are important lessons to learn from the Torah reading. Secondly, I want to help you develop the art of making thematic connections. This skill will develop as you practice, practice, practice. Furthermore, once you see the benefits of making thematic connections, I’m hoping that you believe that the language of thematic connections is Adonai’s “language.”

1. How is Exodus 27:20-21 (“And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. 21In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

2. Sometimes it may seem like the Torah is repeating itself. For example, many of the offerings mentioned in this week’s Torah portion were already mentioned during the first few chapters of Leviticus. Whenever you see passages that seem to be repeats, you should examine them closely for differences. In other words, you should specifically look for contrasts! By contrasting the passages you’ll be able to see how they differ and thereby zero in on the specific lesson Adonai is trying to teach you. Contrast Leviticus 6:14-18 with Leviticus 2:1-16 and answer the following two questions. A) How do they differ pertaining to instructions given to those participating in the sacrifice? B) What element or facet of the holiness of an offering is introduced in Leviticus 6:14-18 that is not present in Leviticus 2:1-16? ______

3. How is Exodus 29:38-39 (Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually. 39One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

4. What thematic connections can you make between Leviticus 6:14-18 and Leviticus 6:24-27 regarding the holiness of the offerings? ______

5. How do the connections in question 5 further support the new emphasis on holiness regarding offerings that we were introduced to in question 2? ______

6. How does Leviticus 6:27-29 (Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. 28But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water. 29All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy.) further emphasize the requirement for holiness when dealing with Adonai’s offerings? ______

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 2 7. Read Leviticus 7:1-10. What seems to be the emphasis of these verses? In other words, what’s the common connection between bold-italicized phrases?

‘Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering (it is most holy): 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the trespass offering. And its blood he shall sprinkle all around on the altar. 3 And he shall offer from it all its fat. The fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, 4 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; 5 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a trespass offering. 6 Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. 7 The trespass offering is like the sin offering; there is one law for them both: the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. 8 And the priest who offers anyone’s burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered. 9 Also every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in the covered pan, or in a pan, shall be the priest’s who offers it. 10 Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other. ______

8. In question 2, I emphasized how Leviticus 6:14-18 did not say anything about the person making the offering. I also noted how this week’s Torah portion is very priest-centric. Read Leviticus 7:11-18. Does this passage connect more with the person making the offering or the priest, why or why not? ______

9. How does Leviticus 7:11-18 thematically connect to Leviticus 1:1-17 as it pertains to choices of the type of offering being made? ______

10. Up until this point, this week’s Torah portion predominantly pertained to the priests with respect to the grain, sin, and trespass offerings. Now, with the peace offering, we have made a rather abrupt thematic switch! We are now touching upon obligations and stipulations pertaining to the one making the offering. Nonetheless, let’s see how this section, pertaining to people offering sacrifices, actually dovetails thematically with what we’ve been learning about stipulations for the priests. Read Leviticus 7:15-18. To whom is Moses referring when he mentions the word he, in Leviticus 7:15b and the word his, in Leviticus 7:16a? What is the general subject of Leviticus 7:15-18? ______

11. Notice how the stipulations of the grain, sin, trespass and burnt offerings pertained unto the priest and what they could eat, whereas now, the stipulations regarding the peace offering pertain to the person making the offering and when they could eat. Review question number 4 and the answers to it. In my answer I stated, “Both passages mention that the offering A) is most holy, B) must be eaten in a holy place and C) can only be touched by a person who is holy.” How does the theme in part C of my answer thematically connect to Leviticus 7:15-21? ______

12. Here is a short list of stipulations regarding the holiness of Adonai’s offerings: A. The offering is holy B. The offering must be eaten in a holy place C. Anyone who touches the offering must be holy D. You must clean garments sprinkled with blood from an offering in a holy place E. You must destroy earthen pots that have been sprinkled with blood from an offering F. You must scour and rinse bronze pots that have been sprinkled with blood from an offering Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 3 Why do you think these stipulations exist? ______

13. Read Leviticus 7:16-17 (But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten; 17the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire.). Why must the sacrifice be burned if it is not eaten within the first two days? Why burning? ______

IV) Messiah in the Parsha

In Luke 24:25-27 and 46-47 Yeshua stated that Moses, the Prophets and the Writings all prophesied of His death, burial and resurrection in three days. Therefore, we should expect to see teachings about Yeshua and His role in redemption throughout the Torah. In this section I will ask you questions that will hopefully help you “see” Messiah Yeshua in the Torah portion and sometimes the Haftarah reading as well. 1. How is Mark 1:35 (Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? Hint—What is the true purpose of the whole burnt offering? ______

2. How is Revelation 8:5 (Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

3. How is Matthew 12:1 (At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

4. How is Hebrews 9:19 (For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

5. How is Hebrews 13:15 (Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

V) Making the Connection to the Haftarah Reading

I have listed a number of passages from the Haftarah reading that have thematic connections to the Torah portion. Your job is to find the thematic connections in the Torah portion. Although I may quote an entire verse or two from the Haftarah reading, you should focus most of your attention on the text that is bold and italicized. The bold and italicized text will contain the main theme or words that I want you to connect to the Torah portion. Once you have found a connection to the Haftarah verses, record the chapter and verse of the Torah text connection and write a brief sentence describing how the two passages are thematically connected.

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 4 1. How is Malachi 3:4 (“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, as in former years.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______2. How is Malachi 3:6 (“For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______3. How is Malachi 3:6 (“For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______4. How is Malachi 3:7a (Yet from the days of your fathers you have gone away from My ordinances and have not kept them.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______5. How is Malachi 3:8 (“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______6. How is Malachi 3:10 (“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______7. How is Malachi 3:11 (“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” says the LORD of hosts.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______VI) Making the Connection to the Apostolic Writings

I have listed a number of passages from the Apostolic reading that have thematic connections to the Torah portion. Your job is to find the thematic connections to the Torah portion. Although I may quote an entire verse or two from the Apostolic reading, you should focus most of your attention on the text that is bold and italicized. The bold and italicized text will contain the main theme or words that I want you to connect to the Torah portion. Once you have found a connection to the Apostolic verses, record the chapter and verse of the Torah text connection and write a brief sentence describing how the two passages are thematically connected.

1. How is I Corinthians 10:2-3 (all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3all ate the same spiritual food) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

2. How is I Corinthians 10:16 (The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 5 3. How is I Corinthians 10:16-17 (The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

4. How is I Corinthians 10:18 (Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

5. How is I Corinthians 10:20 (Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

6. How is I Corinthians 10:28 (But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake; for “the earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

7. How is I Corinthians 10:30 (But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

8. How is I Corinthians 11:23-24 (For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

9. How is I Corinthians 11:25-26 (In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

10. How is I Corinthians 11:27 (Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

11. How is I Corinthians 11:27 (Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 6 12. How is I Corinthians 11:29-30 (For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

This crossword puzzle will cover basic facts about the Torah portion, Haftarah reading and Apostolic readings. The answers are based on the text from the New King James Version of the Bible and may contain phrases as well as individual words.

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VIII) Practical Application

Let’s get practical. The study of the Word is not complete until we are encouraged to think, speak and act differently. Our study of the Word should always involve personal application of the text to our lives. As I’ve heard it said before, Adonai’s Word needs to go from our head to our hearts and then to our hands. Our lifelong journey is to become like our master, Yeshua, and this is only accomplished as we faithfully apply His Word to every aspect of our lives. Discipling Our Children What have you learned from this week’s Torah study that you can teach your children? Ø Write down what you learned that can and/or should be discussed with your children? Perhaps they need to know some of the facts covered in the crossword puzzle? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed bad habits or thought patterns in your children’s lives? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed good habits or thought patterns that your children need to be encouraged or strengthened in and grow in obedience to? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that can be a topic of prayer for you and your children this week or permanently? o ______o ______Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 9 o ______Discipling One Another Think about what you’ve studied in this week’s lesson. Ø Write down anything you learned that impacted you the most? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed bad habits or thought patterns you need to stop? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed good habits or thought patterns you need to be encouraged or strengthened in and grow in obedience to? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that can be a topic of prayer for yourself, your family, your worship community, your neighborhood, the world or Adonai’s people at large? o ______o ______o ______Just focus on one thing and talk to an accountability partner about it. Determine what you can DO over the next week (or more) in order to put what you’ve learned into practice. Make a commitment to someone else that you are going to seek to put some aspect of this week’s lesson into practice. ANSWER KEY Outlining the Torah Portion I. Leviticus 6:12-13 – The Continual Fire of the Burnt Offering II. Leviticus 6:14-23 – The Law of the Grain Offering III. Leviticus 6:24-30 – The Law of the Sin Offering IV. Leviticus 7:1-10 – The Law of the Trespass Offering V. Leviticus 7:11-21 – The Law of the Peace Offering VI. Leviticus 7:22-27 – Prohibition of Eating Blood VII. Leviticus 7:28-36 – The Priest’s Portion of the Offerings VIII. Leviticus 7:37-38 – Conclusion of the Laws of Offerings Torah Portion Discussion Questions Answers 1. Leviticus 6:12-13 – And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 13A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. Both passages mention keeping a fire burning continually. 2. A) The passage in Leviticus 2 specifically gives instructions for two different entities—the person making the offering and the priests. In fact, large portions of Leviticus 2 are personally directed towards the person making the offering. “When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD,” “And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven,” “If your offering is a grain offering baked in a covered pan,” “If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the LORD.” In contrast, Leviticus 6:14-18 does not mention Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 10 the worshiper nor any tasks for the worshiper at all! Leviticus 6:14-18 only pertains to instructions for the priests. Thus, Leviticus 6:14-18 seems to be very much priest-oriented. B) While Leviticus 2:1-16 mentions that the grain offering is holy two times, Leviticus 6:14-18 greatly expands the idea of the holiness of the grain offering as follows: Leviticus 6:16 (And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it.) states that the unleavened bread must be eaten in a holy place. Leviticus 6:17 (It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the trespass offering.) seems to emphasize the importance of understanding how holy the grain offering is by comparing it to the holiness of the sin and trespass offerings! In other words, it’s as if Adonai is saying, “Don’t think that the grain offering is not holy or is less holy than the sin and trespass offerings!” Leviticus 6:18 (All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the Lord. Everyone who touches them must be holy.) requires that anyone who eats the grain offering must himself be holy. Thus, by contrasting these two passages, we see that Leviticus 6:14-18 is not simply a repeat of Leviticus 2:1-16, but it is bringing out entirely new aspects of the grain offering. 3. Leviticus 6:19-20 – And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the LORD, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night. 4. Both passages mention that the offering A) is most holy, B) must be eaten in a holy place, and C) can only be touched by a person who is holy. 5. The connections between the grain offering and the sin offering regarding holiness of the offering and the person eating it help to highlight the new emphasis on holiness that this Torah portion is bringing to light, which was not as evident back in Torah portion Vayikra. 6. The holiness of the offering is heightened because of actions that must be taken on any garment or vessel upon which blood from the offering makes contact. A garment that has blood from an offering sprinkled on it must be washed—washed not just anywhere, but in a holy place! An earthen vessel that has blood from an offering sprinkled on it must be totally broken! Finally, a bronze pot that has blood from an offering sprinkled on it must be scoured and washed thoroughly in water. 7. The common connection is who gets what! A. Adonai gets the blood, kidneys and the fats B. The priest gets the meat of the sin offering C. The priest gets the skin of the burnt offering D. The priest gets the grain offering 8. This passage pertains mostly to the person making the offering. Note how the worshiper is deciding what type of peace offering he’s bringing—voluntary, vow (Leviticus 7:16) or thanksgiving offering (Leviticus 7:12). 9. We’ve seen the types of choices that can be made in Leviticus 7:11-18 in question 8. This breadth of choice is thematically connected to the choice of offerings that can be made in Leviticus 1:1-17. Will it be from the herd or the flock? If from the flock, a goat or a lamb? In both passages the person making the offering has numerous options he can choose from. 10. The he and him Moses refers to is the person making the offering. These laws pertain to who may eat of the peace offering and when it is to be eaten. 11. In Leviticus 6:14-18 and Leviticus 6:24-27 the Torah mentioned how the offering could only be touched by someone (a priest) who was holy. The connection to this week’s Torah portion is that only a ritually clean person can touch/eat a peace offering! In other words, both passages require that the person handling the offering meet a certain requirement of holiness. One set of passages deals with holiness pertaining to the priest, whereas, the other pertains to the holiness of the worshiper. But as you can see, thematically they are equivalent. It also shows the overall theme Adonai is trying to teach us—those who partake of His offerings, whether the priest or the worshiper, must be holy. 12. They are given to ensure that Israel knows and understands the seriousness of sacrificial worship and the importance of holiness as defined by Adonai. There are certain things that invalidate a sacrifice and Adonai is making sure Israel knows what these issues are. He wants their sacrifices to be effective, but that can only occur within the context of full obedience. He wants Israel to know that they cannot just treat His sacrificial meat/grain as any other meal! Holy meat is holy! It’s not just like any other meal. They are holy Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 11 and need to be protected from defilement, and respected. Adherence to these stipulations ensure that Adonai’s standard of holiness is met and that Israel knows, understands and will respect and comply with His commands. 13. On the third day the sacrifice becomes unclean/unholy and it is therefore invalid. It cannot be used for holy purposes. Why burn it? If Israel did not burn it, someone could eat it anyway or throw it away, etc. The point of all these laws is that the sacrificial meat was holy, most holy. Therefore, the best way to dispose of it without cheapening it in the minds of the people (by eating it anyway, throwing it out, letting it spoil, etc.) is to burn it completely. This way it cannot be used for unholy purposes or treated in an unholy manner. Messiah in the Parsha Answers 1. Leviticus 6:12 – And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. The connection pertains to the fire of the burnt offering burning faithfully each morning. We have noted before that the whole burnt offering represents a person giving himself in complete obedience to Adonai’s commandments. Here, we see Yeshua offering Himself in prayer to Adonai in the morning. We know from Mark 1:35 that Yeshua was praying in the morning. We should also assume that this was a regular activity Yeshua practiced. Thus, we have a picture of Yeshua offering Himself daily as a living sacrifice. 2. Leviticus 6:12 – And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 3. Leviticus 7:9-10 – Also every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in the covered pan, or in a pan, shall be the priest’s who offers it. 10Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other. The implication is that the grain “shall be the priest’s . . .” to consume by eating. 4. Leviticus 6:27 – Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. When Moses sprinkled the people with the blood (Hebrews 9:19) it would surely have gotten on their clothes. 5. Leviticus 7:11-15 – ‘This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the LORD: 12 If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. 13 Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering. 14 And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the LORD. It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. 15 ‘The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning. Both passages pertain to an offering of thanksgiving. Haftarah Connection Answers

1. Leviticus 6:15—He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the LORD. The Torah portion describes those very offerings about which Malachi prophesies, those which will once again be accepted by Adonai as a sweet aroma, as in the days when Israel willingly brought their offerings to Adonai as prescribed in the Torah. 2. Leviticus 6:18—“ ‘All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Everyone who touches them must be holy.’ ” Also Leviticus 6:22— . . . It is a statute forever, 7:34— . . . and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the children of Israel by a statute forever, and 7:36— . . . by a statute forever throughout their generations. 3. Leviticus 6:16a—And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; Leviticus 6:29—All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy; Leviticus 7:10—Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other; Leviticus 7:14—And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the LORD. It shall belong to the priest Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 12 who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering; Leviticus 7:31—And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; Leviticus 7:33-34—He among the sons of Aaron, who offers the blood of the peace offering and the fat, shall have the right thigh for his part. 34For the breast of the wave offering and thigh of the heave offering I have taken from the children of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the children of Israel by a statute forever. The sons of Jacob would not be consumed. In other words, they would be sustained, guarded and prolonged. The connection is that the sons of Aaron would be sustained by the portion of the offerings Israel brought to them as they obeyed Adonai’s commandments concerning sacrificial worship. These offerings would sustain Aaron and his sons. 4. Leviticus 7:37—This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, the consecrations, and the sacrifice of the peace offering, 38which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day when He commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. The Torah portion describes the ordinances Adonai commanded Moses to teach the children of Israel in regards to the various offerings that Israel was to bring to Adonai and the portion the priests were to partake of, etc. 5. Leviticus 7:37—This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, the consecrations, and the sacrifice of the peace offering, 38which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day when He commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. Also, see answer three above pertaining to the offerings due to the priests. This would include any portion belonging to the priests, like their portion of tithes. If someone didn’t offer tithes, the priest would not receive his portion, thus the people would be robbing Adonai. 6. Again, review answer 3 for the tithes that rightfully belonged to the priests. Notice the blessing in Malachi 3:10 that Adonai promises when we obey His commands. Herein lies the summation of the Torah as found in Deuteronomy 11:26-28—"Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: 27the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you today; 28and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.” The entire chapter of Deuteronomy 11 speaks of the blessings that Adonai will pour out on His people if they obey His commandments and love Him. 7. Leviticus 6:14—‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the LORD. 15He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the LORD.’ The grain offering, along with the oil and frankincense, are from the fruit of the earth (or tree, as in the case of frankincense). In summary, the message Adonai was speaking through Malachi in the Haftarah is, “Bring what rightfully belongs to Me and I will once again bless your crops and provide abundantly for you!” Apostolic Reading Answers 1. Our Torah reading mentions the word eat 26 times with regard to either the priests or the person making the offering eating a portion of the sacrifice. 2. Leviticus 7:26-28 – “ ‘Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast. 27Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’” 3. Leviticus 6:16 – And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. Besides the word for word connection (the word, bread) between the two passages, another connection pertains to the fact that the context of I Corinthians 11:23-26 is the Passover where unleavened bread is eaten, as in the verse referenced here. 4. Leviticus mentions two groups of people who partake of the offerings, the priests and those offering peace offerings. 5. Our Torah portion obviously mentions the word sacrifice numerous times (fifteen to be exact), as does our Apostolic reading. 6. Leviticus 7:21 – Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 13 7. Leviticus 7:12-13 – If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. 13Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering. 8. Leviticus 6:16 – And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. The bread of Passover represents the body of Yeshua which we symbolically eat. So likewise, the bread in the offering was eaten by the priests. 9. Leviticus 6:30 – But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting, to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned in the fire. We know that Yeshua fulfills the type of the sin offering. Therefore, the blood of the sin offering is symbolic of Yeshua’s blood as our perfect sin offering. Also, Leviticus 7:36 – The LORD commanded this to be given to them by the children of Israel, on the day that He anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations i.e, this was to be remembered throughout all generations. 10. Leviticus 7:18 – And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be imputed to him; it shall be an abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear guilt. This person has eaten a portion of the sacrifice in an unworthy manner. 11. Remembering that the cup of the Passover represents Yeshua’s blood we can make the following connection: Leviticus 7:26-27 – “ ‘Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast. 27Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’” This person has partaken of blood in an unworthy manner. 12. Leviticus 7:18 – And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be imputed to him; it shall be an abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear guilt. Leviticus 7:21 – “ ‘Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’” Leviticus 7:27 – Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’” All three of these verses are thematically connected to the Apostolic reading where people lost their lives because they were taking the Lord’s supper in an unworthy manner. So, likewise, the Torah warns that those who participate in the sacrificial service in an unworthy manner will be cut off. Paul has clearly made the connection between the Passover meal and the sacrificial services of the tabernacle altar.