Post by alon on Apr 28, 2020 11:20:10 GMT -8
Name of Par’shah- 29.3 Acahrei Mot, After the Death
Par’shah- Lev 16:1 – 18:30
D’rash: This week is another double, and there is a lot here; so I’ll keep to the basics. But there are some important principles I encourage everyone to dig out for themselves. Also much applies only to cohanim, so until we have a Temple they won’t apply. There are still lessons there to be dug out as well.
Leviticus 16:29,31 (ESV) “And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves [shall fast] and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. … It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever. Yom Kippur is a Shabbat; no work is to be done. It is also a commanded fast. Note too it says this is a “statute forever.”
Leviticus 17:3-7 (ESV) 3 If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp, 4 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people. 5 This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. 6 And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 7 So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they sleeper. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations. Sacrifices are only to be made at the Mishkan (later the Temple in Jerusalem). This applies today even though there is no Temple. Effectively blood sacrifices are halted until there is a Temple once more where it once stood. Apparently the Rabbis interpreted this only to apply to sacrifices. However it sounds as though it might apply to any animal killed for food. Discussion?
Leviticus 17:10-12 (ESV) “If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood. We are not to eat blood.
Leviticus 17:13-14 (ESV) “Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. When slaughtering an animal in the field, it must be properly bled and the blood covered.
Leviticus 17: (ESV) And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.” Should you eat of something you did not kill yourself, you should do tevilah if possible. At the very least clean up and wash your clothes.
Usually said to be a proscription against sexual relations, I would say “uncover nakedness” goes further, to include no lude or inappropriate behavior. Note the difference in most of the verses and in vss. 22 & 23 where it says "lie with." Men work with men, and so see each other's "nakedness" all the time. And animals are always naked. Given the distinction between uncovering nakedness and lieing with, I would infer there is much more to uncovering nakedness than just the act of sex. This in mind, the following are pretty self explanatory:
Leviticus 18:6 (ESV) “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 18:7 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.
Leviticus 18:9 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home.
Leviticus 18:10 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.
Leviticus 18:11 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, brought up in your father's family, since she is your sister.
Leviticus 18:12 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's relative. Leviticus 18:13 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's relative.
Leviticus 18:14 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.
Leviticus 18:15 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:16 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.
Leviticus 18:17 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity.
Leviticus 18:18 (ESV) And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
Leviticus 18:19 (ESV) “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
Leviticus 18:20 (ESV) And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.
Leviticus 18:21 (ESV) You shall not give any of your children to offer them [to make them pass through the fire] to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. Proscription against child sacrifice. Moreover, do nothing to sell your children into sin.
Leviticus 18:22 (ESV) You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Sadly, we must point out the obvious here: this is a proscription against homosexuality.
Leviticus 18:23 (ESV) And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. Proscription against bestiality.
Par’shah- Lev 16:1 – 18:30
D’rash: This week is another double, and there is a lot here; so I’ll keep to the basics. But there are some important principles I encourage everyone to dig out for themselves. Also much applies only to cohanim, so until we have a Temple they won’t apply. There are still lessons there to be dug out as well.
Leviticus 16:29,31 (ESV) “And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves [shall fast] and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. … It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever. Yom Kippur is a Shabbat; no work is to be done. It is also a commanded fast. Note too it says this is a “statute forever.”
Leviticus 17:3-7 (ESV) 3 If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp, 4 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people. 5 This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. 6 And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 7 So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they sleeper. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations. Sacrifices are only to be made at the Mishkan (later the Temple in Jerusalem). This applies today even though there is no Temple. Effectively blood sacrifices are halted until there is a Temple once more where it once stood. Apparently the Rabbis interpreted this only to apply to sacrifices. However it sounds as though it might apply to any animal killed for food. Discussion?
Leviticus 17:10-12 (ESV) “If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood. We are not to eat blood.
Leviticus 17:13-14 (ESV) “Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. When slaughtering an animal in the field, it must be properly bled and the blood covered.
Leviticus 17: (ESV) And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.” Should you eat of something you did not kill yourself, you should do tevilah if possible. At the very least clean up and wash your clothes.
Usually said to be a proscription against sexual relations, I would say “uncover nakedness” goes further, to include no lude or inappropriate behavior. Note the difference in most of the verses and in vss. 22 & 23 where it says "lie with." Men work with men, and so see each other's "nakedness" all the time. And animals are always naked. Given the distinction between uncovering nakedness and lieing with, I would infer there is much more to uncovering nakedness than just the act of sex. This in mind, the following are pretty self explanatory:
Leviticus 18:6 (ESV) “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 18:7 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.
Leviticus 18:9 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home.
Leviticus 18:10 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.
Leviticus 18:11 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, brought up in your father's family, since she is your sister.
Leviticus 18:12 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's relative. Leviticus 18:13 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's relative.
Leviticus 18:14 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.
Leviticus 18:15 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:16 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.
Leviticus 18:17 (ESV) You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity.
Leviticus 18:18 (ESV) And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
Leviticus 18:19 (ESV) “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
Leviticus 18:20 (ESV) And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.
Leviticus 18:21 (ESV) You shall not give any of your children to offer them [to make them pass through the fire] to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. Proscription against child sacrifice. Moreover, do nothing to sell your children into sin.
Leviticus 18:22 (ESV) You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Sadly, we must point out the obvious here: this is a proscription against homosexuality.
Leviticus 18:23 (ESV) And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. Proscription against bestiality.