Post by alon on Apr 1, 2020 13:07:20 GMT -8
Name of Par’shah- 25.3 Tzav- Give an Order
Par’shah- Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36
Haftara- Jer 7:21-8:3, 9:22-24
D’rash: I’m continuing to break these down into commandments applicable to us today and some of the more important principles. However I encourage your own study, as in some of what I don’t list here there are other principles, concepts and guidelines which can help in our prayer and worship. We should be studying the whole Word, not just whatever is highlighted in these *parashoth.
This is a huge difference in us and in *Rabbinical Judaism. We depend much on individual study. Rabbinical Judaism depends on what their Rabbi tells them. And their Rabbis depend on what was told them by the authors of *Talmud, the Rabbonim of old. How old? Well, specifically the writers of the *Gemara, those post exilic Rabbonim who attained absolute control of mainstream Judaism between the 3rd and 6th centuries *CE. Much like the early church was doing with their reinterpretations of scripture at this time, the Rabbis were doing with Judaism. The difference was a church father might take one verse, pull it out of context, reinterpret what it meant and build a theological point off that. The Rabbis kept context, both chapter and verse as well as the entire TNK. But they put it through more contortions than a circus sideshow. And many times “other knowledge” was added which was of questionable source.
Judaism holds Talmud to be weightier than the Bible, especially *Torah. They say it explains Torah, and without Talmud we cannot understand Torah. We say nothing has more weight than Torah, next is the 66 book Bible, with older writings being weightier than newer. Then there is *deuterocanon and verifiable and historical documents, then other writings such as the *Apocrypha. Last would be *pseudepigrapha (distinguishable from apocryphal writings by their not being included in Catholic canon), and lastly (in my opinion) questionable writers such as Josephus. But back to that 66 book Bible: we as believers are responsible for every word.
I hope I have not offended any mainstream Christians or Jews with my commentary on how they each accomplish scriptural *exegesis. I am simply pointing out some verifiable differences in how we decipher scripture.
Leviticus 6:2-5a (NASB) “When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord, and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion, or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins in regard to any one of the things a man may do; then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found, or anything about which he swore falsely; he shall make restitution for it in full and add to it one-fifth more. He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering. We are responsible for the property of others which may come into our care, whether by design or by accident.
Leviticus 6:7 (NASB) and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he will be forgiven for any one of the things which he may have done to incur guilt.” We must confess our sins individually.
Leviticus 6:9b (NASB)(P) … ‘This is the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire on the altar is to be kept burning on it. Once lit, the altar fire must not be allowed to go out. This was a sign El Elohe Yisroel was being worshiped perpetually there. Likewise, once the *Ruach lights a fire in our souls, whether it be for salvation, a task or ministry, we must guard that fire. Never let it go out.
Leviticus 6:16-17 (NASB) (P) What is left of it (the grain offering) Aaron and his sons are to eat. It shall be eaten as unleavened cakes in a holy place; they are to eat it in the court of the tent of meeting. It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their share from My offerings by fire; it is most holy, … When we offer the sacrifice of prayer, we must be pure. We need to repent any unforgiven sin. We do not mix our sacrifices to *HaShem with the leaven of sin.
Leviticus 7:20-21 (NASB) (P) But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord, in his uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from his people. We should not come before the Lord in an unclean state. When anyone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, or an unclean animal, or any unclean detestable thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’” Do *tevilah whenever possible. At least shower regularly and do Netilat Yadayim when tevilah is not possible.
Leviticus 7:23b-25 (NASB) … ‘You shall not eat any fat from an ox, a sheep or a goat. Also the fat of an animal which dies and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but you must certainly not eat it. For whoever eats the fat of the animal from which an offering by fire is offered to the Lord, even the person who eats shall be cut off from his people. Fat may be put to other uses, but we may not eat it.
Leviticus 7:26-27 (NASB) You are not to eat any blood, either of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings. Any person who eats any blood, even that person shall be cut off from his people.’” We are not to eat any blood. Carcasses should be well drained, and the blood not drunk nor any food dishes made from it.
And last, from our haftara:
Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NASB) Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.
Our purpose in studying Torah, in digging out these commandments as well as the principles and concepts, and all the lessons is not to become proud or boastful. Nor is it to become overbearing in pointing out to others when they err in their own interpretations of scripture. I’ve often said this information is to be shared, not hoarded. To that end, we should not claim proprietorship of any of it. Whenever I use quotes, or base my d’rash heavily on one or more sources, I try to give them credit. However I also try to write what HaShem has graciously given me. Not to sound too important, but He is in that respect the author. It is the same whenever you as a believer witness, sharing this or any other information. One God, one Word, one message. One in Yeshua, the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:2).
Par’shah- Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36
Haftara- Jer 7:21-8:3, 9:22-24
D’rash: I’m continuing to break these down into commandments applicable to us today and some of the more important principles. However I encourage your own study, as in some of what I don’t list here there are other principles, concepts and guidelines which can help in our prayer and worship. We should be studying the whole Word, not just whatever is highlighted in these *parashoth.
This is a huge difference in us and in *Rabbinical Judaism. We depend much on individual study. Rabbinical Judaism depends on what their Rabbi tells them. And their Rabbis depend on what was told them by the authors of *Talmud, the Rabbonim of old. How old? Well, specifically the writers of the *Gemara, those post exilic Rabbonim who attained absolute control of mainstream Judaism between the 3rd and 6th centuries *CE. Much like the early church was doing with their reinterpretations of scripture at this time, the Rabbis were doing with Judaism. The difference was a church father might take one verse, pull it out of context, reinterpret what it meant and build a theological point off that. The Rabbis kept context, both chapter and verse as well as the entire TNK. But they put it through more contortions than a circus sideshow. And many times “other knowledge” was added which was of questionable source.
Judaism holds Talmud to be weightier than the Bible, especially *Torah. They say it explains Torah, and without Talmud we cannot understand Torah. We say nothing has more weight than Torah, next is the 66 book Bible, with older writings being weightier than newer. Then there is *deuterocanon and verifiable and historical documents, then other writings such as the *Apocrypha. Last would be *pseudepigrapha (distinguishable from apocryphal writings by their not being included in Catholic canon), and lastly (in my opinion) questionable writers such as Josephus. But back to that 66 book Bible: we as believers are responsible for every word.
I hope I have not offended any mainstream Christians or Jews with my commentary on how they each accomplish scriptural *exegesis. I am simply pointing out some verifiable differences in how we decipher scripture.
Leviticus 6:2-5a (NASB) “When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord, and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion, or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins in regard to any one of the things a man may do; then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found, or anything about which he swore falsely; he shall make restitution for it in full and add to it one-fifth more. He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering. We are responsible for the property of others which may come into our care, whether by design or by accident.
Leviticus 6:7 (NASB) and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he will be forgiven for any one of the things which he may have done to incur guilt.” We must confess our sins individually.
Leviticus 6:9b (NASB)(P) … ‘This is the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire on the altar is to be kept burning on it. Once lit, the altar fire must not be allowed to go out. This was a sign El Elohe Yisroel was being worshiped perpetually there. Likewise, once the *Ruach lights a fire in our souls, whether it be for salvation, a task or ministry, we must guard that fire. Never let it go out.
Leviticus 6:16-17 (NASB) (P) What is left of it (the grain offering) Aaron and his sons are to eat. It shall be eaten as unleavened cakes in a holy place; they are to eat it in the court of the tent of meeting. It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their share from My offerings by fire; it is most holy, … When we offer the sacrifice of prayer, we must be pure. We need to repent any unforgiven sin. We do not mix our sacrifices to *HaShem with the leaven of sin.
Leviticus 7:20-21 (NASB) (P) But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord, in his uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from his people. We should not come before the Lord in an unclean state. When anyone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, or an unclean animal, or any unclean detestable thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’” Do *tevilah whenever possible. At least shower regularly and do Netilat Yadayim when tevilah is not possible.
Leviticus 7:23b-25 (NASB) … ‘You shall not eat any fat from an ox, a sheep or a goat. Also the fat of an animal which dies and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but you must certainly not eat it. For whoever eats the fat of the animal from which an offering by fire is offered to the Lord, even the person who eats shall be cut off from his people. Fat may be put to other uses, but we may not eat it.
Leviticus 7:26-27 (NASB) You are not to eat any blood, either of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings. Any person who eats any blood, even that person shall be cut off from his people.’” We are not to eat any blood. Carcasses should be well drained, and the blood not drunk nor any food dishes made from it.
And last, from our haftara:
Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NASB) Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.
Our purpose in studying Torah, in digging out these commandments as well as the principles and concepts, and all the lessons is not to become proud or boastful. Nor is it to become overbearing in pointing out to others when they err in their own interpretations of scripture. I’ve often said this information is to be shared, not hoarded. To that end, we should not claim proprietorship of any of it. Whenever I use quotes, or base my d’rash heavily on one or more sources, I try to give them credit. However I also try to write what HaShem has graciously given me. Not to sound too important, but He is in that respect the author. It is the same whenever you as a believer witness, sharing this or any other information. One God, one Word, one message. One in Yeshua, the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:2).