3-Year The Portion | Parashat #81 Torah Cycle Tzav (Reading 3 of 3) Parashat #81 April 25, 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 a Leviticus 8:1-36 disciplined plan for approaching it each week. I suggest the following (although you may want to 43:27-44:8 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 to gain a Hebrews 10:1-25 general understanding of its contents. Then read it again slowly and more contemplatively. As you read it, you should keep track of 1) changes in the main storyline (plots 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 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.

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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 . 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 you will believe that the art of making of thematic connections is Adonai’s “language.”

1. Adonai is communicating many things by how He organizes the text you’re reading. This first question pertains to Leviticus 8:1-13. By comparing and contrasting differences in the ordering of the text pertaining to and his sons, and differences in how interacts with Aaron and his sons, present three reasons on how the text suggests Aaron’s office as high priest is greater than his sons’ roles as priests. ______

2. What was the first step Moses took to consecrate Aaron and his sons and what is its significance? ______

3. What is the purpose of anointing with oil? ______

4. What are the major elements or portions (types of clothing, i.e., shoes, coat, etc.) of Aaron’s clothing? ______

5. Present a reasoned argument concerning the ordering of the three offerings ( offering first, second and consecration offering last). Why were they performed in the order presented in Leviticus 8? ______

6. Who is handling the and the fats of all of the offerings, performing the blood/sacrificial service and what is its significance? Hint – Who is qualified to handle the blood and fats? Also, what does this imply about the role Moses is fulfilling in this ceremony? ______

7. What is the purpose of anointing with blood? ______

8. What is another name for the consecration offering? ______

9. What allusions to do you see in Leviticus 8:31-36? ______

10. What allusions to creation do you see in Leviticus 8:31-36? ______Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 2 11. Have you wondered why Adonai’s portion of the offerings were the kidneys and the fat above the kidneys, liver and entrails? Let’s find out. There are two things you’ll need to know in order to figure this out thematically. 1) the Hebrew word for kidneys is, kilyot, tAy.liK (kilyah singular h\y.liK). 2) This word is often translated using words and phrases other than the word ! Ø Psalm 73:21 – Thus my heart was grieved, and I was vexed in my mind (literally, pierced in my kidneys). Ø Proverbs 23:16 – Yes, my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak right things (literally, my kidneys).

Elsewhere, and in other translations, it is translated as reins, mind, within, inmost being, heart feelings, etc. Have a look at the NASB translation of the following three verses: Ø Psalm 73:21 – When my heart was embittered, and I was pierced within (my heart) Ø Proverbs 23:15-16 – My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart also will be glad; 16and my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Ø 11:20 – But, O YHWH of hosts, who judges righteously, who tries the feelings and the heart, let me see Your vengeance on them, for to You have I committed my cause.

Psalm 73:21 is a mini chiastic structure arranged as follows:

A) When my heart B) was embittered B) and I was pierced A) within (my heart)

Clearly, embittered is thematically connected to pierced. So, likewise, heart is thematically connected to the word within, with the implication being within my heart! Thus, we see that the kidneys are thematically connected to the emotions and feelings! This is also the case in Proverbs 23:16 and Jeremiah 11:20.

What is the one word that describes all the different ways the word kidneys is being used in the Hebrew Scriptures? In other words, what do these words and expressions signify? They signify man’s ______.

12. Knowing that 1) the kidneys (and the fat above them) represent the feelings and emotions of a person, and 2) the whole burnt offering represents the person offering themselves in obedience to Adonai, what is the significance of offering the kidneys and the fat upon the to Adonai (as His portion)? ______

13. How is Numbers 16:3-5 (They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” 4 So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face; 5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? I’m looking for one particular passage from our Torah portion that is very strongly and specifically thematically connected to Numbers 16:3-5! ______

14. Leviticus 8:18-21 – Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, 19 and Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. 20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. 21 Then he washed the entrails and the legs in water. And Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. I wondered, why wash the entrails and legs in water? What is the deeper meaning behind this ritual? We have already seen how the kidneys represent the seat of the feelings and emotions. Let’s take a look at the Hebrew word for entrails to see if we can answer our above question. Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 3

The Hebrew word translated as entrails is, qereb (pronounced qe´-rev) b,r,q. Literally, it means midst, among, inner part or middle. Thus, many times it is used to speak of the entrails as in Leviticus 8:21 above. However, that’s not its only meaning. It also takes on the meaning of the inner thought (Psalm 49:11a – Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever), heart (Proverbs 14:33b – But what is in the heart of fools is made known; and 16:11 – Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, and my inner being for Kir Heres), mind, (Jeremiah 31:33 – But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people) and inner parts (Jeremiah 31:33 [KJV] – But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people). The idea conveyed is that the entrails (qereb) were thought to be the seat of thoughts and emotion (also). For example, some ancient pagan rituals involved trying to “read” a message from the gods “written” within the entrails of an animal. So, the idea that the entrails were the source of thoughts was well known among the ancients and the writers of Scripture. The pagan ritual was referenced not because I agree with the practice, or that the Bible promotes it. It’s mentioned just to prove the point that ancient peoples understood that thoughts originated in the entrails/inner parts.

The legs are the primary body parts associated with walking. In the Bible, the idea of walking is not just limited to physical walking. Note how in the following instances, the word walk means to live your life in accordance with:

Ø Genesis 17:1 – When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. Ø Psalm 1:1 – Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful Ø Psalm 15:2 – He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart

With this Biblical understanding of entrails and walk, what do you think is the symbolism expressed in washing the entrails and legs in water in the burnt offering? ______

15. Apparently, when Moses anointed Aaron with oil, he poured quite a bit of oil on him. What thematic connection can you make to another passage in the Tanakh to substantiate such a notion about the amount of oil Moses used to anoint Aaron? ______

IV) in the Parsha

In Luke 24:25-27 and 46-47 Yeshua stated that Moses, the 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 Hebrews 7:26-27 (For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; 27who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

2. How is Hebrews 9:22 (And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.) thematically connected to the Torah portion?

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3. How is Titus 3:5 (not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit) thematically connected to the Torah portion? Make sure your answer incorporates what you learned about the significance of the entrails and legs of the peace offering. ______

4. How is Matthew 3:16 (When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

5. How is Matthew 3:16 (When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

6. How is Acts 8:14-16 (Now when the apostles who were at heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.) thematically connected to the answer in question 5? ______

7. How is Hebrews 5:1-4 (For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness. 3 Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins. 4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

8. How is Numbers 16:1-3 (Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; 2 and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown. 3 They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”) thematically connected to the Hebrews 5:1-4? ______

9. Where in the book of Hebrews does it specifically mention that Yeshua did not exalt Himself to be a priest, but that He was appointed by Adonai to be a priest forever? ______

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 5 10. How is Hebrews 13:11 (For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

11. How is Revelation 19:13 (He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? I want two specific connections between this passage and Leviticus 8. ______

12. How is Ephesians 6:14-17 (Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

13. What passage in the Apostolic writings is thematically connected to the anointing of Aaron with oil, especially in light of Psalm 133:2 (It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments.)? ______

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.

1. How is Ezekiel 43:27 (“‘When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,’ says the LORD God.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______2. How is Ezekiel 43:27 (“ ‘When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,’ says the LORD God.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______3. How is :1 (Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces towards the east, but it was shut.) and 44:4 (Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; so I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD; and I fell on my face.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 6 4. How is Ezekiel 44:2 (And the LORD said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the LORD God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______5. How is Ezekiel 44:3 (“As for the prince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______6. How is Ezekiel 44:4 (Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; so I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD; and I fell on my face.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______7. How is Ezekiel 44:5 (And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______8. How is Ezekiel 44:5 (And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______9. How is Ezekiel 44:5 (And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______10. How is Ezekiel 44:7 (“When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to defile it—My house—and when you offered My food, the fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant because of all your abominations.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______11. How is Ezekiel 44:8 (“And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but you have set others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.”) 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.

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 7 1. How is Hebrews 10:1 (For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.) and Hebrews 10:3 (But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

2. How is Hebrews 10:2 (For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

3. How is Hebrews 10:4 (For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

4. How is Hebrews 10:5 (Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body You have prepared for me.”), Hebrews 10:6 (In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure.), Hebrews 10:8 (Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” [which are offered according to the law]), and Hebrews 10:11 (And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

5. How is Hebrews 10:6 (In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure.) and Hebrews 10:8 (Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” [which are offered according to the law]) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

6. How is Hebrews 10:7 (“Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.’ ”) and Hebrews 10:9 (then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

7. How is Hebrews 10:7 (“Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.’ ”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

8. How is Hebrews 10:9 (then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

9. How is Hebrews 10:10 (By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.), Hebrews 10:12 (But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God), and Hebrews 10:14 (For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.) thematically connected to the Torah portion?

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10. How is Hebrews 10:11 (And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

11. How is Hebrews 10:12 (But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

12. How is Hebrews 10:16 (“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

13. How is Hebrews 10:17-18 (then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

14. How is Hebrews 10:19-20 (Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

15. How is Hebrews 10:21 (and having a High Priest over the house of God) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

16. How is Hebrews 10:22 (let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

17. How is Hebrews 10:25 (not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

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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 of the Bible and may contain phrases as well as individual words.

(Clues continued on next page)

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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. 11 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 8:1-13 – Consecration of Aaron and His Sons for Priesthood II. Leviticus 8:14-17 – The III. Leviticus 8:18-21 – The Ram for the Burnt Offering IV. Leviticus 8:22-29 – The Ram for the Consecration Offering V. Leviticus 8:30 – The Sprinkling with Blood VI. Leviticus 8:31-32 – Eating the Priest’s Portion of the Offering VII. Leviticus 8:33-36 – The Command to Consecrate for Seven Days Torah Portion Discussion Questions Answers 1. Answers: A. Leviticus 8:7-9 – Moses clothed Aaron first and his sons later B. Leviticus 8:10-12 – Moses anointed Aaron along with the entire C. Leviticus 8:12-13 – Moses anointed Aaron but not Aaron’s sons 2. Leviticus 8:6 - Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. Washing in the natural removes dirt (which is one reason it was done). However, the washing of Aaron and his sons is not just a picture of physical cleansing, it also represents a spiritual cleansing of the heart and soul. 3. Leviticus 8:10, 12 - Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them . . . And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him,

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 12 to consecrate him. Anointing oil was used to symbolically consecrate or set someone/thing apart for service to Adonai. 4. A tunic, robe/ephod, breastplate, sash and hat/turban. 5. The first offering was the sin offering. It makes sense that it would be first. The putting away of sin is a prerequisite to Adonai using anyone in His service. The whole burnt offering is reasonably second. Remember, the whole burnt offering is symbolic of the person offering themselves in obedience to Adonai’s commandments. Thus, after one’s sins are cleansed, then, and only then, are they able to make a declaration of their intent to be obedient. Lastly, the consecration offering was given. It makes sense for the consecration offering to be last, specifically after the whole burnt offering. Before someone is consecrated for any service to Adonai there must first be an act of dedication on their part and a pledge of service, which is what the whole burnt offering is about. 6. Moses is performing the sacrificial blood service, not Aaron. Only the priests could perform these roles. Moses is functioning as high priest. 7. Leviticus 8:15 – and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. Blood was applied to purify from defilement by making atonement. 8. The sacrificial service outlined in Leviticus 8:22-29 matches that found earlier in Leviticus for the peace offering. Thus, the consecration offering was a type of peace offering. 9. Answers: A. Eating the meat of an animal and unleavened bread. B. Having to stay in a certain location under penalty of death if you leave that location. C. Boiling the flesh “at the door” is reminiscent of the importance of the door of the Israelite houses on Passover. D. The command to burn anything of the sacrifice that remains. E. Command to keep the service, or charge of the LORD 10. It took seven days before the earth was completed. 11. Feelings and/or emotions. Thus, to the Hebrew mind, the kidneys are the source/seat of man’s feelings and/or emotions. 12. It is saying that Adonai wants the deepest part of us, our emotions and feelings, not just our bodies. 13. Leviticus 8:1-5 – And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; 3 and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” 4 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 5 And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to be done.” Korah rebelled against Moses and Aaron because he accused Moses of nepotism, making Aaron high priest simply because he was Moses’ brother (this is the implication). Our Torah portion specifically relates how 1) Adonai told Moses to call the congregation together at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and 2) Moses specifically stated, “This is what the LORD commanded to be done.” In other words, he’s letting them know that Adonai decreed that Aaron should be high priest and that he did not come up with this decision himself! 14. The whole burnt offering is about the worshiper offering himself in complete obedience to Adonai’s commandments. The washing of the entrails is symbolic of cleansing away defilement in the thoughts, heart and inner being. The washing of the legs is symbolic of cleansing away defilement from how the person walks out or lives his life. 15. Palm 133:2 – It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. Messiah in the Parsha Answers 1. Leviticus 8:14-15 – And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 13 the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. This passage states how Aaron had to offer a bull for his sins. 2. Leviticus 8:15 – and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. 3. Leviticus 8:6 – Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. Leviticus 8:21a – Then he washed the entrails and the legs in water. The consecration of Aaron and his sons for ministry is a pattern for how Adonai also deals with us as He prepares us for ministry. Moses washed Aaron and his sons in preparation for ministry just as Adonai first washes us in the waters of regeneration. We spoke earlier about the significance of the entrails and legs. We talked about how they represent our thoughts and lifestyle. The washing of the entrails parallels the washing of regeneration where Adonai gives us a new heart. 4. Leviticus 8:6 – Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. Yeshua was in preparation for ministry and He went through the same process as Aaron and his sons. He was washed with water in the Jordan River. 5. We learned earlier that anointing with oil is a picture of anointing with the Holy Spirit. It is fitting that Yeshua was first baptized in water and was then filled with the Holy Spirit. This parallels Aaron’s washing in water and anointment with oil. 6. We see that the same pattern applied to Yeshua is supposed to be applied to all believers! Washing with water first (baptism), then an infilling with the Spirit. 7. Leviticus 8:1-5 – And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; 3 and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” 4 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 5 And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to be done.” We discussed previously that Adonai called Aaron and his sons to be priests. Korah made the mistake of thinking that this decision was made by Moses and Aaron. But it was not. It was Adonai who made this decision. 8. Speaking of the high priesthood, Hebrews 5:1-4 states that, “no man takes this honor upon himself”! In Numbers 16:1-3 Korah specifically accuses Moses and Aaron of “exalting” themselves, exactly what Hebrews 5 says no man is supposed to do. 9. Hebrews 5:5-6 – So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: “You are My Son, today I have begotten You.” 6As He also says in another place: “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek”. 10. Hebrews 13:11 informs us that Yeshua fulfilled the typology of the sin offering because He was crucified outside the camp. The sin offering ritual of the is all about Yeshua being offered as our sin offering. 11. Leviticus 8:7-9 – And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him. 8 Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate. 9 And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses. The first connection pertains to clothing. This passage conveys how Moses clothed Aaron and his sons. Leviticus 8:30 – Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. Both passage speak about a high priest sprinkled with blood on his garments. 12. Leviticus 8:6-9 – Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. 7 And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him. 8 Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate. 9 And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 14 13. Mark 14:3 – And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. Also see, Luke 7:37-38, 46 – And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil . . . 46You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. Haftarah Connection Answers

1. Leviticus 8:33-35—“And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you. 34“As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. 35“Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, so that you may not die; for so I have been commanded.” The Haftarah reading begins in the middle of a vision beginning in Ezekiel 40 that describes a detailed account of the and the offerings being made to cleanse the altar. Ezekiel 43:25-26—Every day for seven days you shall prepare a goat for a sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish. 26Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, so to consecrate it. Just as in the Torah portion there was a designated period of seven days set aside to purify the priests and consecrate the altar before the regular service in the tabernacle could begin, so, too, in Ezekiel, there was a period of consecration for seven days to cleanse the altar before sacrifices could be offered. 2. Leviticus 8:35—“Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, so that you may not die; for so I have been commanded.” The priests are acceptable to Adonai on the eighth day in both passages. 3. Leviticus 8:2-3—“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; 3“and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” 4. Leviticus 8:3—“and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” 5. Leviticus 8:31—And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’ ” In I Kings 4:2, the priests are referred to as princes (the Hebrew is omyiro'F;h ha sharim [rf (sar) singular])—And these were his officials (hasharim, it says princes in the KJV): the son of , the priest. 6. Leviticus 8:33—“And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you.” 7. Leviticus 8:23-24—and Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. 24Then he brought Aaron’s sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. 8. Leviticus 8:4-5—So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 5And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the LORD commanded to be done.” Moses carried out all the commands of the LORD concerning the tabernacle, just as Ezekiel was admonished by Adonai to take note of everything that He said concerning the house of the LORD. 9. Leviticus 8:33—“And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you.” Also, Leviticus 8:35— “Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, so that you may not die; for so I have been commanded.” 10. Leviticus 8:14-16—And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. 16Then he took all the fat that was on the entrails,

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 15 the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. 11. Leviticus 8:35—“Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, so that you may not die; for so I have been commanded.” Apostolic Reading Answers 1. Leviticus 8:5—And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the LORD commanded to be done.” Hebrews 10 speaks of the law (the Torah) and the sacrifices given by Adonai to Moses. Leviticus 8:14— And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns on the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. Leviticus 8:18—Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, 19and Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. As we will soon study in Leviticus 16, the high priest had to sacrifice a bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering every year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Leviticus 16:3—”Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. Leviticus 16:6—“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.” 2. Leviticus 8:6—Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. Leviticus 8:30— Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. 3. Leviticus 8:14—And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns on the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. 4. Leviticus 8:14-15a—And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Leviticus 8:18-19a—Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, 19and Moses killed it. 5. Leviticus 8:21—Then he washed the entrails and the legs in water. And Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. The Hebrew word used here for sweet can also mean soothing or pleasant. 6. Leviticus 8:4a—Then Moses did as the LORD commanded him. We learned in a previous lesson how Moses is a picture of Messiah, of whom the prophecy in Psalm 40:6-8, as quoted in Hebrews 10:7, is speaking. 7. As stated in the description of the Messiah in the Parsha section: 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. 8. The author of Hebrews explains, beginning in Hebrews 10:1a, how the Torah was a shadow of things to come. In other words, things were done in the Torah to represent a future reality. The Torah anticipated something better in the future. Yes, it was inadequate. Then, in Hebrews 10:1b-4, he specifically mentions how the sacrifices were insufficient and not able to perfect those offering them. So, at this point, we are supposed to realize that he’s specifically saying that the sacrifices commanded in the Torah were A) insufficient and B) a shadow of something better to come. The solution to the Torah’s weakness will be that which is to come, the reality of which the Torah foreshadows. Hebrews 10:5-7 continues this theme of the weakness of the Torah’s sacrificial institution and the power of the reality to which it pointed by quoting Psalm 40:6-8, where the Messiah is speaking prophetically through the psalmist and mentions the weakness of the Torah’s sacrifices by saying, “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,” and “In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.” In other words, the Messiah is speaking of the ineffectiveness of the Torah’s burnt offerings. However, the Messiah, through the psalmist, also mentions the reality of which the sacrificial system of the Torah pointed when he stated, “But a body You have

Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 16 prepared for Me,” and “Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.” So, when the writer of the book of Hebrews says in verse 9, “He takes away the first that He may establish the second,” what he means by “He takes away the first,” is that He will take away animal sacrifice. And when he states, “that He may establish the second,” what he means by that is that He will establish something better and more effective than the animal sacrifices, i.e., the sacrifice of Yeshua! I took time to be thorough here because many in the church teach that Hebrews 10:9 teaches that the Torah is the first and the New Covenant is the second. As you can see, such thinking is erroneous unless you totally abandon the context and completely miss the analogy the author is making. 9. Leviticus 8:14—And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. 10. This Torah portion is all about the consecration of Aaron and his sons so they can make the prescribed daily offerings. 11. Leviticus 8:14-15a—And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. Moses brought the offering and sacrificed it, just as Yeshua willingly laid down his life as an offering (1 John 3:16a—By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us.). 12. Review questions 11 and 12 above in the Torah Portion Discussion Questions and read the answers below for the connection. Question 11 answer—Feeling and/or emotions. Thus, to the Hebrew mind, the kidneys are the source/seat of man’s feelings and/or emotions. Question 12 answer—It is saying that Adonai wants the deepest part of us, our emotions and feelings, not just our bodies. So, the connection to Hebrews 10:16 is clear—Adonai will put His laws in our hearts and write them on our minds, and we will delight to do Adonai’s will, just as Yeshua delighted to do Adonai’s will (Behold I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.) Adonai delights in our obedience, as we learn in 1 15:22—So Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. 13. Leviticus 8:14a—And he brought the bull for the sin offering. 14. Leviticus 8:30—Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. Leviticus 8:14-15a— And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, 15and Moses killed it. This corresponds to Yeshua’s flesh being offered for us, granting us access to Adonai’s presence by Yeshua’s atonement on the cross. 15. Aaron was anointed as the high priest over the tabernacle, the house of God. 16. We’ve already mentioned several times how Aaron and his sons were washed with water and sprinkled with the blood of the offering. The author of Hebrews makes a powerful connection between the Levitical sacrifices and the lives of born again believers, baptized in the water and washed by the blood of the Lamb, Yeshua our blessed Savior. 17. Leviticus 8:3—“and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.”

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