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CHAPTER
27 Exodus
27:20-21
Exo 27:20
And you, you
shall command ta-the Sons of
Israel, and they shall take to you transparent olive oil beaten for the
light, to ascend the
Lamp
continually. 21 In the Tent of Appointment from outside by the
Veil,
which is upon the Testimony
(Witness), Aaron and his
sons shall
arrange him
from mixing period (evening) until breaking period (morning) to the
Face of hwhy: a Statute
of Ages for their
generations from tathe Sons of
Israel.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Looking at the word ARRANGE
The Hebrew word for arrange is
"ah-rakh"- Ayin, Resh, Kaph Sophit (Kre). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 6186, and its definition
A
primitive root; to set in a row, that is, arrange, put in order (in a
very wide variety of applications): - put (set) (the battle, self) in
array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert [in war],
furnish, handle, join [battle], ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in)
order, prepare, tax, value.
Question: "Why are they only to furnish it at night
and
not during the day"? Is it because there is not much activity during
the
night at the Tabernacle? But they will be sacrificing animals for the
Daily Sacrifices during the mixing period (evening) and breaking period
(morning), which is
noted in the Torah portion of Pinkhas, in the book of Numbers
Numbers 28:3And you shall
say to them, This is the Fire
Offering which
you
shall bring near to hwhy; two perfect sheep
of sons of a year, by the day, of a Continual Elevation Offering (Ascension
Offering, Burnt Offering). 4
You
shall do (offer) ta-the
one sheep in the breaking period (morning), and you shall do (offer) tathe second sheep between the
mixing periods (evenings);
The only answer I can think at this time is that it could connect to
the
account of the Exodus Passover when it was killed between the mixing
periods (evenings)
for the night period and to burn the remaining lamb in the breaking
period
(morning).
It is also hwhy
that is telling us the Lamps needed to be refurnished in the new
Biblical day, because the new day
starts at sundown. We believers in Yeshua need to ask Abba Father to
refresh us and renew us with the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) daily
as well, and is
best to start asking Him at sundown. Also we need to ask our Heavenly
Father to have us die to our flesh daily, which the apostle Paul noted
in his letter to
the
assembly in Corinth
1 Corinthians 15:31 I protest
by your rejoicing which I have in Messiah Yeshua our Lord, I die daily.
This is done by
denying ourselves and taking our crosses as Yeshua said, which is noted
in the Gospel of
Luke
Luke 9:23 And He said to
them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
I heard stories from sources that say if the Priests fall asleep, and
the light goes
out on the Menorah, that someone will light their Priestly Garments and
start a fire on them that they wake up and run out of the Tabernacle.
To me, that is ridiculous, and it is just a fable.
Looking at the word TESTIMONY
(WITNESS)
The Hebrew word for Testimony
(Witness)
is "Ey-dooth"- Ayin, Dalet, Vav, Tav (twde). It is from
Strong's Concordance number 5715, and its definition
Feminine
of H5707; testimony: - testimony, witness.
from 5707 "eyd" (de), and its
definition
From H5749
contracted; concretely a witness; abstractly testimony; specifically a
recorder, that is, prince: - witness.
from 5749 "ood" (dwe), and its definition
A
primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication to protest,
testify (as by reiteration); intensively to encompass, restore (as a
sort of reduplication): - admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up,
protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright,
testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness.
If this Hebrew word looks familiar, it is the similar Hebrew word
"adath" (or "adat")
from Strong's Concordance
number 5712 "ey-dah" (hde), and its definition
Feminine
of H5707 in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage
(specifically a concourse, or generally a family or crowd): - assembly,
company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713.
This is the similar Hebrew word for "congregation".
The Testimony is a witness from hwhy to "the
Congregation". We as believers in Yeshua give our "testimony" to people
in
leading them to the testimony of the Messiah Yeshua, which the apostle
Paul noted in his letters to the assemblies in Corinth and Thessalonica
and in his letter to Timothy
1 Corinthians 1:5 That in
every thing ye are enriched by Him, in all utterance, and in all
knowledge; 6 Even as the
Testimony of the Messiah was confirmed in you: 7 So that ye come
behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Yeshua, the
Messiah: 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be
blameless in the day of our Lord Yeshua, the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 2:1 And I,
brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of
wisdom, declaring
unto you the Testimony of hwhy.
2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you
who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Yeshua shall be revealed
from the heavens with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking
vengeance on them that know not hwhy, and that obey not the
Fospel of our Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah: 9 Who shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the Presence of hwhy, and from the Flory of His
Power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in His Saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe (because our
testimony among you was believed) in that day. 11 Wherefore also
we pray always for you, that our Elohim would count you worthy of this
calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of His Goodness, and the work
of faith with Power: 12 That the Name of our Lord Yeshua, the
Messiah, may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the Grace
of our Elohim and the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah.
2 Timothy 1:8Be not thou
therefore ashamed of the Testimony of our Lord, nor of me His
prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel
according to the Power of hwhy;
Also, the apostle John wrote this regarding the
testimony of Yeshua, which is noted
in the book of Revelation
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation
of Yeshua, the Messiah, which hwhy gave unto Him, to shew unto
His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and
signified it by His angel unto His servant, John: 2 Who bare
record
of the Word of hwhy, and of the
Testimony of Yeshua the Messiah, and of all things that He saw.
Mark Moses, formerly of El
Shaddai Ministries, noted that we as believers are
pressed, so that we would become "pure oil" in the Eyes of hwhy. Thank you Mark.
CHAPTER
28 Exodus
28:1-43
Exo 28:1 And you shall
bring
near to yourself ta-Aaron, your
brother, and ta-his sons
with him from the midst of
the Sons of Israel for his Priestship (Priestly Acts) for
Me; Aaron, Nadab and the Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of
Aaron.
2 And you shall do (make) Sacred (Holy) Garments for Aaron, your
brother, for
glory and for ornamentalness
(gleamness, beauty). 3 And you, you shall
speak to all of the
wise
at (of) heart which I have filled (consecrated) a Spirit of Wisdom, and
they shall do (make) ta-the Garments of Aaron to
sanctify him, for his Priestship (Priestly Acts) to Me.
4 And these are the Garments which they shall do (make); a Pocket
(Breast
Pocket),
and and an Ephod, and an Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)], and a Interwoven Coat
(Tunic), a Turban
(Miter),
and a
Girdle:
and they shall do (make) Sacred (Holy) Garments for
Aaron, your brother, and
for his
sons for his Priesthip (Priestly Acts) to Me.
5 And they, they shall
take ta-the gold,
and ta-the blue,
and ta-the purple,
and ta-the crimson (red) worm
[(worm of crimson (red))],
and ta-the linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), 6 and they
shall do (make) ta-the Ephod of
gold, of blue,
and of purple, of the crimson (red) worm [(worm of crimson (red))], and
of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen) from the doing (work) of
a weaver (embroiderer, fabricator,
deviser, interpenetrater). 7 Shall be for him twoUpper Arm
Corners
(Shoulders)joined to
his two ends (edges); and shall be joined.
8 And the Belt (Band) of his Ephod
which
is upon (over) him according to [(as)] his doing (work) from (with) him
shall be gold,
blue, and
purple,
and the crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen).
9 And you shall take ta-two Onyx
Stones, and you shall
engrave (carve, sculpt) upon (over)
them the names of the Sons of Israel: 10 Six with
their
names shall be upon the one
Stone, and ta-the remaining
six
names shall be upon the second Stone according to their births. 11
Of a
doing (work) of an engraver (craftsman, artificer) of stone, like the
engraving (carving, sculpting) of a signet
(seal ring), you shall
engrave (carve, sculpt) ta-the two
Stones upon the names
of the Sons of Israel: you shall do (make) them Enclosings of Broaches (Brocades, Ouches) of
gold. 12 And you shall set (put) ta-the two
Stones upon the Upper Arm Corners (Shoulders)
of the Ephod for
Stones of a
Remembrance (Memorial) for the Sons
of Israel:
and Aaron shall bear (carry, lift up) ta-their names to the Face of hwhy upon his
twoUpper Arm Corners (Shoulders)
for a
Remembrance (Memorial). 13 And you shall do (make) Enclosings of Broaches (Brocades, Ouches) of gold;
14 And twoChains
of
pure gold from the borders (boundary), you shall do (make) them; of a doing (work) of a
Cord
(Wreath, Rope), and you shall giveta-the Chains of
the Cords
(Wreaths, Ropes) upon the Broaches (Brocades, Ouches).
15 And you shall do (make) the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of
Judgment (Ordinance), a
doing (work) of a
weaver (embroiderer, fabricator,
deviser, interpenetrater); you shall do (make) him like the doing (work) of
the Ephod of
gold, of
blue,
and of purple, and of crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen)you
shall do (make) him. 16 Shall be coupled
square; a span shall be his length,
and a span shall be his width. 17 And you shall fill
(consecrate) in
him fillings of Stones of four
rows
of
stones. A row of a sardius (ruby), a topaz, and a
carbuncle shall be the one row. 18 And the second row shall be an
emerald (turquoise), a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row
shall be a
ligure
(jacinth, opal), an
agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl (chrysolite), and an
onyx, and a jasper: inchased (interwoven, embroidered) of gold in their fillings.
21
And the Stones, they
shall be upon the names of the two ten
(twoteen, twelve) Sons of
Israel, upon their names the engravings (carvings,
sculptings) of a Signet (Seal Ring); A man upon his
name they
shall be for the two ten (twoteen, twelve) tribes.
22 And you
shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast
Pocket) of Chains
at the borders (boundaries) of a doing (work) of Cords (Wreaths, Ropes)
of
pure gold. 23 And you shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast Pocket)two Rings
of gold, and you shall give ta-the two Rings
upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket). 24 And you shall give
ta-the two Cords (Wreaths) of
the gold upon the two Rings
to the ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket).
25 And ta-the two ends (edges) of the two Cords
(Wreaths, Ropes) you shall give upon the twoBroaches (Brocades, Ouches), and give
them upon
the Upper Arm Corners
(Shoulders)
of the Ephod to
before (the front of) his face. 26 And you
shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and you
shall set (put) them upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket) upon his lip (edge) which is
to over the Ephod housingward
(inward). 27 And you shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and
you shall give them upon the two Upper Arm Corners (Shoulders) of the Ephod from below
(beneath),
before (at the front of) his face, by associating (being along
with,
societizing, huddling together) his joining (juncture), from
above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod. 28 And they
shall bind ta-the Pocket (Breast Pocket) with his Rings to
the
Rings
of the Ephod on a string (ribbon) of blue to be above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod, and the Pocket (Breast Pocket) shall not
be loosed (displaced) from upon the Ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear
(carry, lift up)
ta-the names of
the Sons of
Israel on the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of the Judgment (Ordinance)
over (upon)
his
heart, in his
going to
the Sacred Area (Holy Area), for a Remembrance (Memorial) to
the Face
of hwhy
continually.
30 And you shall give to the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of the Judgment (Ordinance) ta-the Urim and ta-the Thummim;
and they shall
be over (upon) the heart of Aaron in his going (entering) to the Face
of hwhy: and Aaron
shall bear (carry, lift up) ta-the Judgment
(Ordinance) of the Sons of
Israel over (upon) his heart to the Face of hwhy
continually.
31 And you shall do (make) ta-the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)] of
the Ephod wholly of
blue. 32 And shall be the mouth of his head in his midst: a lip shall
be to his mouth all around, a doing (work) of a braider (rugger, weaver) like the mouth of a
habergeon (corselet, sleeveless coat, ?glow coat?, ?armored mail?) shall be to him.
Shall not be
rent.
33 And you shall do (make) upon his Hem Pomegranates
of
blue, and of purple, and of crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))] upon his Hem all around;
and Round Bells of gold in their midst all around: 34 A Round Bell of gold and a
Pomegranate, a Round Bell of gold and a
Pomegranate upon the Hem of the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)] all around. 35 And shall be
upon (over) Aaron for the Ministry [(for ministering)]: and his sound
shall be heard in his entering to the Sacred Area (Sanctuary, Holy
Area) to the
Face of hwhy, and in his coming out
(going out); and
shall not die.
36 And you shall do (make) a Plate of pure gold,
and
you shall
engrave (carve, sculpt) upon him, an engraving (carving, sculpting) of a signet (seal ring), SACREDNESS (SACRED,
HOLINESS, HOLY) TO
YAHWAH. 37
And you shall set (put) him upon a thread of blue, and shall be upon
(over)
the
Turban
(Miter); shall be to before (at the front of) the face of the
Turban
(Miter). 38 And shall
be upon
the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron shall bear (carry, lift up) ta-the Iniquity
of the Sacred Things
(Holy Things) which the Sons
of Israel, they
shall sanctify to all
of their Sacred (Holy) Gifts;
and shall be upon his forehead continually for acceptance (delight) for
them to the Face of hwhy.
39 And you shall interweave (embroider,
inchase)
the Coat
(Tunic) of linen (six-bleached linen, bleached
linen, white linen), and you shall do (make) the
Turban
(Miter) of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen),
and you shall do (make) the Girdle of a doing (work) of a needler
(fabricator, texturer, cunning work). 40
And for
the sons of Aaron, you shall do (make) Coats (Tunics),
and you shall do (make) for them Girdles, and you
shall do (make) for them Bonnets
for glory
and
for ornamentalness
(gleamness, beauty).
41 And you
shall clothe them, ta-Aaron your
brother, and ta-his sons
with him; and you
shall anoint them, and you shall fill (consecrate) ta-their hands,
and you shall
sanctify them, and they shall do the Priestship (Priestly Acts) to Me.
42 And shall do (make) for them Breeches of
bahd-linen (flax) to cover (conceal) the flesh of the nakedness;
they shall be from their waist (loins) and unto their thighs
(testacles): 43
And they
shall
be upon Aaron and upon his sons in their entering (going) to the Tent
of
Appointment, or in their approaching to the Altar to minister
in the Sacred Area (Holy Area); and they shall not bear
(carry, lift
up)
iniquity, and they shall have the death [(and they would die)]:
A Statute
of Ages to him and to his seed after him.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Verses one through four
1 And you shall
bring
near to yourself ta-Aaron, your
brother, and ta-his sons
with him from the midst of
the Sons of Israel for his Priestship (Priestly Acts) for
Me; Aaron, Nadab and the Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of
Aaron.
2 And you shall do (make) Sacred (Holy) Garments for Aaron, your
brother, for
glory and for ornamentalness
(gleamness, beauty). 3 And you, you shall
speak to all of the
wise
at (of) heart which I have filled (consecrated) a Spirit of Wisdom, and
they shall do (make) ta-the Garments of Aaron to
sanctify him, for his Priestship (Priestly Acts) to Me. 4 And these are
the Garments which they shall do (make); a Pocket
(Breast
Pocket),
and and an Ephod, and an Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)], and a Interwoven Coat
(Tunic), a Turban
(Miter),
and a
Girdle:
and they shall do (make) Sacred (Holy) Garments for
Aaron, your brother, and
for his
sons for his Priesthip (Priestly Acts) to Me.
Notice it did not say the Levites, but Aaron and his four
sons. hwhy
is focusing on
the main Aaronic line to do the services in the Tent of
Appointment. As realized, Yeshua will come from the lineage of Aaron.
The only source that proves this is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke
1:5 There was in
the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain Priest named
Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of
Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.... 24 And after those days
his
wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months,... 26 And
in the
sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from hwhy unto a city
of Galilee,
named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name
was
Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.... 34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not
a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit
shall come upon thee, and the Power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall
be called the Son of Elohim. 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she
hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month
with her, who was called barren.
Elizabeth was from the line of Levi, in which she was most likely of
the line of Aaron. Mary was Elizabeth's cousin, meaning that they would
have at minimum a common Aaronite grandfather, proving that Mary was
also of the line of Aaron.
In verse three
of this week's Torah portion passage,
the men were given widsom to make the Priestly Garments. One can say
that we in Messiah are filled with the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit)
who gives us the wisdom to do Priestly Acts for the Kingdom, because
Yeshua made us Priests which the apostle John noted in the book of
Revelation
Revelation 1:5 And from
Yeshua Messiah, who is the Faithful Witness, and the First Begotten of
the Dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in His own Blood, 6 And hath made
us kings and priests unto hwhy and His Father;
to Him be Glory and Dominion for ages and until. Amen.
Also, the apostle Peter noted it in his epistle
1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as
Lively Stones,
are built up a Spiritual House, an Holy
Priesthood, to offer up Spiritual Sacrifices, acceptable to hwhy by Yeshua, the
Messiah.
Verses five through eight
THE EPHOD
5 And they, they shall
take ta-the gold,
and ta-the blue,
and ta-the purple,
and ta-the crimson (red) worm
[(worm of crimson (red))],
and ta-the linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), 6 and they
shall do (make) ta-the Ephod of
gold, of blue,
and of purple, of the crimson (red) worm [(worm of crimson (red))], and
of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen) from the doing (work) of
a weaver (embroiderer, fabricator,
deviser, interpenetrater). 7 Shall be for him twoUpper Arm
Corners
(Shoulders)joined to
his two ends (edges); and shall be joined.
8 And the Belt (Band) of his Ephod
which
is upon (over) him according to [(as)] his doing (work) from (with) him
shall be gold,
blue, and
purple,
and the crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen). THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE EPHOD Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection Blue:Heaven Purple:Royalty Crimson worm (Red):Blood,
Atonement, Sacrifice Twisted linen:Righteousness (source:
maranathalife.com) GENDER:
Ephod:MALE Corners (Shoulders):FEMALE Belt (Band):(FEMALE?) Looking at the word EPHOD
The Hebrew word for Ephod is
"ey-phohd"- Aleph, Peh, Vav, Dalet (dwpa). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 646, and its definition
Second
form is a rare form; probably of foreign derivation; a girdle;
specifically the ephod or high priest’s shoulder piece; also
generally
an image: - ephod.
This was the High Priest's Apron.
These colors are to be sewn together. It does not say whether the
colors are to be woven together as one string each before they are
weaved, or blend the individual colored strings together to form a
multi-color garment. It was most likely that the individual colors were
woven together, but not in a pattern, just randomly woven.
This image in general, though not a perfect one, is the best idea what
the colored threads would
look like when woven
together to form the Ephod
The reason I say this is becuase it details more what to do with the
gold
for the Ephod, which is noted in the Torah portion of P'kudey, in the
book of Exodus Exodus 39:1And from the
blue, and the purple, and the crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], they did (made) Stitched
Garments for the Service in the Sanctuary, and they did (made) ta-the Sacred (Holy)
Garments which were
for Aaron;
as the which hwhy commanded ta-Moses. 2 And did (made) ta-the Ephod of
gold, blue, and
purple, and the crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and twisted (twined) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen). 3 And
they pounded (beaten, hammered) ta-the sheets of the gold and
had cut (chopped) threads to do (work) in the midst of the blue, and in
the midst of the
purple, and
in the midst of the crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and in the midst of the
linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), the
work of a weaver (embroiderer, fabricator,
deviser, interpenetrater).
In other words, a thread of gold was threaded into "each" of the red
threads, the blue
threads, the linen threads, and the purple threads. The application of
the gold in the
each of the differnet colored
threads is symbolic of the eternalness of each meaning of the colors,
and this is what they represent:
Gold in the Crimson worm (Red):Eternal Blood, Atonement and
Sacrifice of Yeshua Gold in the Blue:Eternal Heavenly Presence of Yeshua Gold in the Purple:Eternal Kingship of Yeshua Gold in the Linen:Eternal Purity of Yeshua
These are the best examples by far of what the gold is like in each of
the
colored strings. This kind of string is called the Lirux string
Apply these strings to the image of the different colored strings woven
as posted previously, and you can get a good idea what the Ephod really
looks like. Just add some eye shades, a disco ball and........ oh,
never
mind.
If one notices, that this style of string gives off a
reflective effect from the gold in the string. This is most
likely why hwhy wanted this
string set up so that when the High Priest approaches the Ark of the
Covenant, hwhy's Glory would
"reflect" His Eternalness through the gold threads in each of the
colored strings.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk Looking at the following words:
LINEN (SIX STRINGED LINEN, SIX
BLEACHED LINEN, BLEACHED LINEN, WHITE
LINEN)
The Hebrew word for linen (six
stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen) is
"sheysh"- Shin, Shin (ss) It is from
Strong's Concordance number 8336, and its definition
...for
H7893; bleached stuff, that is, white linen or (by analogy) marble:
- X blue, fine [(twined]) linen, marble, silk. This is the same word from
8337 "sheysh" (ss), and its definition
...a
primitive number; six (as an overplus (see H7797) beyond five or the
fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth: - six ([-teen, -teenth]), sixth.
TWISTED (TWINED, FINE)
The Hebrew word for twisted
(twined, fine) is
"shah-zahr"- Shin, Zayin, Resh (rzs) (in the Hebrew text "mash-zahr" (rzsm) It is from
Strong's Concordance number 7806, and its definition
A
primitive root; to twist (a thread of straw): - twine. The Hebrew word
sheysh is the
same Hebrew word for the number "six". By the way, the Mexican number
for
six is "seis", and it came from the Sephardic Ladino Jews who migrated
there. It is known
that two thirds of the Mexicans are of Jewish descent.
I'm still trying to figure out the structure of the Ephod. When I
figure it
out, I will post it.
Verses nine
through thirteen
THE ONYX STONES AND BROCADES
9 And you shall take ta-two Onyx
Stones, and you shall
engrave (carve, sculpt) upon (over)
them the names of the Sons of Israel: 10 Six with
their
names shall be upon the one
Stone, and ta-the remaining
six
names shall be upon the second Stone according to their births. 11
Of a
doing (work) of an engraver (craftsman, artificer) of stone, like the
engraving (carving, sculpting) of a signet
(seal ring), you shall
engrave (carve, sculpt) ta-the two
Stones upon the names
of the Sons of Israel: you shall do (make) them Enclosings of Broaches (Brocades, Ouches) of
gold. 12 And you shall set (put) ta-the two
Stones upon the Upper Arm Corners (Shoulders)
of the Ephod for
Stones of a
Remembrance (Memorial) for the Sons
of Israel:
and Aaron shall bear (carry, lift up) ta-their names to the Face of hwhy upon his
twoUpper Arm Corners (Shoulders)
for a
Remembrance (Memorial). 13 And you shall do (make) Enclosings of Broaches (Brocades, Ouches) of gold; THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE ONYX STONES AND BROACHES Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection Onyx Stones:Purity GENDER: Onyx Stones:FEMALE Broaches:FEMALE(?)
The onyx stone is a black stone. Onyx also comes in pale green and in
red. It is was most likely in black.
In verse ten of this week's Torah portion passage, the order of the
names in each of the two onyx stones
were based on the order of their births. That means the first six sons
that were born to
Jacob were on one plate and the second six sons that were born/adopted
to Jacob were
on the second stone. The reason I noted in the second stone
"born/adopted", because Jacob adopted Ephraim and
Manasseh as his sons, which is noted in the Torah portion of Va-Y'khi,
in the
book of Genesis
Genesis 48:5And now two of your sons that
were
[(the ones)] birthed to you in the land of Egypt
until
my
coming to you to Egypt, they shall belong to me; Ephraim and
Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon,
they
shall belong to me.
Joseph was the second to the last born to Jacob, but Ephraim and
Manasseh were the next generation and were adopted by Jacob. So what
does this mean when hwhy said the twelve
sons in the order of their births? Does it mean the original twelve
sons born to Jacob, or does that mean that Benjamin was
placed as third to the last and Manasseh the second to last and Ephraim
last, or would Manasseh and Ephraim be third and second last in
place of Joseph, because they substituted Joseph's position and
Benjamins stays last?
This is what the Oxford Dictionary on Yahoo's search defines a brocade:
"a rich fabric,
usually silk, woven a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver
thread"
I don't know if the brocades for the onyx stones are threaded gold
pouches or plaited gold setting to hold the onyx stones in place.
Going back to the actual time it was made, the text was etched in
ancient Paleo-Hebrew, and not the square Babylonian modern Hebrew text.
Looking at the following words:
ENGRAVE (CARVE, SCULPT)
The Hebrew word for engrave (carve,
sculpt) is
"pah-thakh"- Peh, Tav, Khet (xtp) It is from
Strong's Concordance number 6605, and its definition
A
primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically
to loosen, begin, plough, carve: - appear, break forth, draw (out), let
go free, (en-) grave (-n), loose (self), (be, beset) open (-ing), put
off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
ENGRAVER (CRAFTSMAN, ARTIFICER)
The Hebrew word for engraver
(craftsman, artificer) is
"Khah-rahsh"- Khet, Resh, Shin (srx) It is from
Strong's Concordance number 2796, and its definition
From
H2790; a fabricator of any material: - artificer, (+) carpenter,
craftsman, engraver, maker, + mason, skilful, (+) smith, worker,
workman, such as wrought. This is the same word from
2790 "khah-rahsh" (srx), and its definition
A
primitive root; to scratch, that is, (by implication) to engrave,
plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material);
figuratively to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of
secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf
(as an accompaniment of dumbness): - X altogether,
cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off
speaking, hold peace, plow (-er, -man), be quiet, rest, practise
secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold
tongue, worker.
The key words that stick out to me in these two definitions are
"ungirded", "carve" and "silent". It was like these two words provided
a code that a person would be ungirded, and carved, or "whipped" having
the flesh carved or "ripped", and be silent about it. This is fulfilled
when Yeshua taken to the Roman authorities and Pontius Pilate had Him
whipped, and Yeshua kept silent throughout the process to be crucified.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
This is an image
of a general idea what the two onyx stones in the
golden brocades could look like
This is the first possiblilty of the names written in the Onyx stones
with the originial twelve brothers in the order of their births in the
original Paleo-Hebrew text
This is the second possible etching of the order of the twelve Sons of
Israel by removing Levi and subsituting Joseph with Manasseh and Ephraim
This is the third possible etching of the order of the twelve Sons of
Israel by removing Levi and switching Benjamin with Manasseh and Ephraim
Also, according to http://maranathalife.com, the symbol for onyx
is
"the
church", but if we
put the symbolic meaning in its Biblical context, it
would be "the Assembly" or "the Congregation". This would make more
sense, since the twelve
tribal names would be put on the two onyx stones.
Bill Cloud of Shoreshim
Ministries noted this
incredible revelation, which he noted of a verse in the book of the
prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
9:6 For Child shall be born unto us, a son is given unto
us: and
the
government, she shall be upon His Shoulders:
and His Name shall
be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty El, the Everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
Bill Cloud noted that this verse with the phrase "and the
government, she shall be upon His Shoulders" refers the shoulders to
the two onyx
stones with the twelve tribes engraved on the shoulders the High
Priest, and that Yeshua bears these onyx stones containing the twelve
tribes on His Shoulders, becuase Yeshua is the current and Eternal High
Priest.
Thank you Bill Cloud.
Indirectly related,
it is well
established that the place, Shechem, means "shoulders". This is the
same location that Abraham, Jacob passed through during their time, and
the Israelites would be passing by in a future time. It
is most likely Moses knew that this location would provide a full human
view
demonstration of the two Shoulder Pieces on the High Priest. That must
have been a sight to see. This is where the blessing and the curses. Mount
Gerizim, located south, likening it to the shoulder of the High Priest,
would
be located on the "right shoulder", the same direction the Tent of
Appointment would be facing. The right side of the shoulder is the
"strong side", and this is the side the blessings are located. Mount
Ebal, located north, would be on the left shoulder, which is the "weak
side", and this is where the curses would be located. These
are images of Mount Gerazim and Mount Ebal, located in Nablus, also
known in Biblical times as Shechem
This is a Panorama view of the two Mountains in Shechem. The second
image shows the names of the two mountains of Mount Gerizim and Mount
Ebal with Shechem in between the mountains
This same shows the comparison to the High Priest's shoulder pieces
Verse fourteen
THE TWO CHAINS
14 And twoChains
of
pure gold from the borders (boundary), you shall do (make) them; of a doing (work) of a
Cord
(Wreath, Rope), and you shall giveta-the Chains of
the Cords
(Wreaths, Ropes) upon the Broaches (Brocades, Ouches).
15 And you shall do (make) the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of
Judgment (Ordinance), a
doing (work) of a
weaver (embroiderer, fabricator,
deviser, interpenetrater); you shall do (make) him like the doing (work) of
the Ephod of
gold, of
blue,
and of purple, and of crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen)you
shall do (make) him. 16 Shall be coupled
square; a span shall be his length,
and a span shall be his width. 17 And you shall fill
(consecrate) in
him fillings of Stones of four
rows
of
stones. A row of a sardius (ruby), a topaz, and a
carbuncle shall be the one row. 18 And the second row shall be an
emerald (turquoise), a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row
shall be a
ligure
(jacinth, opal), an
agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl (chrysolite), and an
onyx, and a jasper: inchased (interwoven, embroidered) of gold in their fillings.
21
And the Stones, they
shall be upon the names of the two ten
(twoteen, twelve) Sons of
Israel, upon their names the engravings (carvings,
sculptings) of a Signet (Seal Ring); A man upon his
name they
shall be for the two ten (twoteen, twelve) tribes.
22 And you
shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast
Pocket) of Chains
at the borders (boundaries) of a doing (work) of Cords (Wreaths, Ropes)
of
pure gold. 23 And you shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast Pocket)two Rings
of gold, and you shall give ta-the two Rings
upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket). 24 And you shall give
ta-the two Cords (Wreaths) of
the gold upon the two Rings
to the ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket).
25 And ta-the two ends (edges) of the two Cords
(Wreaths, Ropes) you shall give upon the twoBroaches (Brocades, Ouches), and give
them upon
the Upper Arm Corners
(Shoulders)
of the Ephod to
before (the front of) his face. 26 And you
shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and you
shall set (put) them upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket) upon his lip (edge) which is
to over the Ephod housingward
(inward). 27 And you shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and
you shall give them upon the two Upper Arm Corners (Shoulders) of the Ephod from below
(beneath),
before (at the front of) his face, by associating (being along
with,
societizing, huddling together) his joining (juncture), from
above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod. 28 And they
shall bind ta-the Pocket (Breast Pocket) with his Rings to
the
Rings
of the Ephod on a string (ribbon) of blue to be above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod, and the Pocket (Breast Pocket) shall not
be loosed (displaced) from upon the Ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear
(carry, lift up)
ta-the names of
the Sons of
Israel on the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of the Judgment (Ordinance)
over (upon)
his
heart, in his
going to
the Sacred Area (Holy Area), for a Remembrance (Memorial) to
the Face
of hwhy
continually.
THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE TWO CHAINS Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection
GENDER: Chains/Cord (Wreath):FEMALE
LOOKING AT THE WORD CHAIN
The Hebrew word for chain is
"shahr-sh'rah"- Shin, Resh, Shin, Resh, Heh (hrsrs) It is from
Strong's Concordance number 8333, and its definition
From
H8327 (compare H8331); a chain; (architecturally) probably a garland: -
chain. This is the same word from
8327 "shah-rahsh" (srs), and its definition
A
primitive root; to root, that is, strike into the soil, or (by
implication) to pluck from it: - (take, cause to take) root (out).
The root definitions point out at me are "strike into the soil" and
"pluck". This to me defines Yeshua how He was struck into the soil be
being buried in Joseph's new tomb, and that He was plucked up, or
"resurrected" from the tomb from the dead, and is alive.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
The two gold chains symbolize the eternalness of the two houses
of Israel.
This is an image example of the two chains
Verses fifteen through twenty-one
THE POCKET (BREAST POCKET)
15 And you shall do (make) the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of
Judgment (Ordinance), a
doing (work) of a
weaver (embroiderer, fabricator,
deviser, interpenetrater); you shall do (make) him like the doing (work) of
the Ephod of
gold, of
blue,
and of purple, and of crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))], and of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen)you
shall do (make) him. 16 Shall be coupled
square; a span shall be his length,
and a span shall be his width. 17 And you shall fill
(consecrate) in
him fillings of Stones of four
rows
of
stones. A row of a sardius (ruby), a topaz, and a
carbuncle shall be the one row. 18 And the second row shall be an
emerald (turquoise), a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row
shall be a
ligure
(jacinth, opal), an
agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl (chrysolite), and an
onyx, and a jasper: inchased (interwoven, embroidered) of gold in their fillings.
21
And the Stones, they
shall be upon the names of the two ten
(twoteen, twelve) Sons of
Israel, upon their names the engravings (carvings,
sculptings) of a Signet (Seal Ring); A man upon his
name they
shall be for the two ten (twoteen, twelve) tribes.
THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE POCKET (BREAST POCKET) Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection Blue:Heaven Purple:Royalty Crimson worm:Blood,
Atonement, Sacrifice Fine
linen:Righteousness (source:
maranathalife.com) Onyx
Stone/The Twelve Stones:Purity GENDER: Pocket (Breast Pocket):MALE Fillings (Settings) of Stones:FEMALE Looking at the word BROCADE
The Hebrew
word for brocade is "meesh-b'tsah"- Mem,
Shin, Bet, Tsade, Heh (hubsm).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 4865, and its definition
From
H7660; a brocade; by analogy a (reticulated) setting of a gem: - ouch,
wrought.
from 7660 "shahv-vats" (ubs), and its
definition
A
primitive root; to interweave (colored) threads in squares; by
implication (of reticulation) to inchase gems in gold: - embroider, set.
It is made with the same materials as the ephod.
Notice that it does not say how the order of the tribal names are
placed on the stones. One theory is the names are placed based on the
birth order of the twelve brothers. As I noted earlier, there are three
possiblilites of the order of the twelve sons. So there is a strong
possibility that this could be the answer.
Another theory is that the names of the sons are set in order
based on the encampment order in the book of Numbers chapter two
starting with
Judah. The problem is that it did not occur until after the garments
were made known. Unless there is an actual naming of each son for each
stone, there is no way to know who was placed where in the stones. This
is unlikely the answer.
Most likely, the order of the stones in each of the four rows went from
right to left, like the writing of the Hebrew text.
There is confusion on the translations to what these twelve stones
were.
These are
examples regarding the first row of stones from verse seventeen of this
week's Torah portion passage in some
Bible versions:
(JPS) And thou shalt set
in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of carnelian,
topaz, and smaragd shall be the first row;
(Brenton) And thou shalt interweave with it a texture of four rows
of stone; there shall be a row of stones, a sardius, a topaz, and
emerald, the first row.
(Bishops) And thou shalt fill it with foure rowes of stones: in
the first rowe shalbe a Sardius, a Topas, and Smaragdus.
(Geneva) Then thou shalt set it full of places for stones, euen
foure rowes of stones: the order shalbe this, a rubie, a topaze, and a
carbuncle in the first rowe.
(ESV) You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius,
topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
(KJV) And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows
of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle:
this shall be the first row.
(MKJV) And you shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of
stones. The first row shall be a ruby, topaz, and carbuncle in the row.
(The Scriptures 1998+) “And you shall put settings of stones
in it, four rows of stones: The first row is a ruby, a topaz, and an
emerald;
(NET) You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of
stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl — the first row;
and of course, my translation.
On the first
stone, it is a debate between a sardius and ruby. This third stone is
between an emerald, a carbuncle and a smaragdus. There is no
clarity regarding these stones.
The twelve stones represent purity, meaning that the twelve tribes were
"pure" tribes.
Indirectly related, the apostle Peter related the believers in Yeshua
as
"living stones in his book", which is noted in his epistle
1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as Lively Stones,
are built up a Spiritual House, an Holy Priesthood, to offer up
Spiritual Sacrifices, acceptable to hwhy by Yeshua, the Messiah.
Also we in Messiah are tried through the fire of life in
order to become His "precious stones".
In verse sixteen of this week's Torah portion passage, the length of a
span is nine inches.
Wikipedia has a link regarding the twelve stones of the breastplate of
judgment. You can find it by clicking on the link below to get to the
webpage.
The thing that came to my attention is that the Breastplate of the
Judgment is connected with the two Gold Chains to the two Shoulder
Pieces in which the two Onyx Stones bear the names of the twelve tribes
are located. Question: "Why is that"? It is like the
six
tribes on Mount Gerizim- the mountain of blessing and the other tribes
on Mount Ebal- the mountain of cursing and they both come together to
the Breastplate of Judgment for righteous sake: judgment for blessing
or judgment for cursing.
Also the name for Levi means "joined". So one can say that the
Levitical High Priest is symbolicaly "joining" together the two sets of
Onyx Stones
containing all twelve tribes together to the one breastplate.
In verse twenty-one of this
week's Torah portion passage, the Hebrew
word phrase for they is "tee-h'yeyn" (Nyyht). As I mentnioned in the
Torah
portion of T'rumah, in the book of Exodus, it is in the feminine
plural, meaning that these
stones are feminine.
These are some
images of different examples of the Breast Pocket with the twelve
stones.
I have taken an image of the twelve stones and added the Paleo-Hebrew
text into each of them for the three possiblilites of the order of the
twelve Sons of Israel. I did one set all in plain white and did the
other set as best as I could with the colors to best match the colors
of each of the stones to give it more authenticy.
Ignoring the fabric background, this is the first order possiblity with
the
original twelve brothers who were born to Jacob
This is the second order possiblity of the order of the twelve Sons of
Israel excluding Levi and replacing Joseph with Manasseh and Ephraim
This is the third order possibility of the order of the twelve Sons of
Israel that is the same as the second possible but switching plances
between Benjamin with Manasseh and Ephraim
Looking at the words:
LINEN (SIX STRINGED LINEN, SIX
BLEACHED LINEN, BLEACHED LINEN, WHITE
LINEN)
The Hebrew word for interwoven
(embroidered, inchased) is
"shah-vahts"- Shin, Bet, Tsade Sophit (Ubs) It is from
Strong's Concordance number 7660, and its definition
A
primitive root; to interweave (colored) threads in squares; by
implication (of reticulation) to inchase gems in gold: - embroider, set.
This Hebrew word is mentioned only two times in the entire Tanakh, and
they are both noted in this week's Torah portion chapter in verses
twenty and thirty nine.
Verses twenty two through twenty
nine
22 And you
shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast
Pocket) of Chains
at the borders (boundaries) of a doing (work) of Cords (Wreaths, Ropes)
of
pure gold. 23 And you shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast Pocket)two Rings
of gold, and you shall give ta-the two Rings
upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket). 24 And you shall give
ta-the two Cords (Wreaths) of
the gold upon the two Rings
to the ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket).
25 And ta-the two ends (edges) of the two Cords
(Wreaths, Ropes) you shall give upon the twoBroaches (Brocades, Ouches), and give
them upon
the Upper Arm Corners
(Shoulders)
of the Ephod to
before (the front of) his face. 26 And you
shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and you
shall set (put) them upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket) upon his lip (edge) which is
to over the Ephod housingward
(inward). 27 And you shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and
you shall give them upon the two Upper Arm Corners (Shoulders) of the Ephod from below
(beneath),
before (at the front of) his face, by associating (being along
with,
societizing, huddling together) his joining (juncture), from
above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod. 28 And they
shall bind ta-the Pocket (Breast Pocket) with his Rings to
the
Rings
of the Ephod on a string (ribbon) of blue to be above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod, and the Pocket (Breast Pocket) shall not
be loosed (displaced) from upon the Ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear
(carry, lift up)
ta-the names of
the Sons of
Israel on the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of the Judgment (Ordinance)
over (upon)
his
heart, in his
going to
the Sacred Area (Holy Area), for a Remembrance (Memorial) to
the Face
of hwhy
continually. THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE CHAINS OF CORDS (WREATHS) AND RINGS Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection GENDER: Chains of Cords (Wreaths):FEMALE Rings:FEMALE
Looking at the account, it reveals to us that there are "six" rings
made, all attached to the Breast Pocket:
FIRST TWO RINGS
23 And you shall do (make) upon the Pocket (Breast Pocket)two Rings
of gold, and you shall give ta-the two Rings
upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket). SECOND TWO RINGS
26 And you
shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and you
shall set (put) them upon the two ends (edges) of the Pocket (Breast Pocket) upon his lip (edge) which is
to over the Ephod housingward
(inward). THIRD TWO RINGS
27 And you shall do (make) two Rings
of gold, and
you shall give them upon the two Upper Arm Corners (Shoulders) of the Ephod from below
(beneath),
before (at the front of) his face, by associating (being along
with,
societizing, huddling together) his joining (juncture), from
above
(upon)
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod.
There are various kinds of High Priest Garments made, but I have yet to
find one that provides the best example what these items would look
like and how they are put together.
The six rings can be compared to the Chrubims' six wings, which is
noted in the book of the prophet Isaiah, and the apostle John's book of
Revelation
Isaiah 6:1 In the year
that king Uzziah died I saw also ta-Adonai sitting upon a throne,
high and lifted up, and His Train filled ta-the Temple. 2 From upon to Him
stood the seraphims: six wings, six wings; to one on twain,
covered His Face, and on twain, covered His Feet, and on twain, flew.
3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is hwhy of Armies (Hosts): the whole
earth is full of His Glory.
Revelation 4:6 And
before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in
the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts
full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a
lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face
as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four
beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full
of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy,
holy, hwhy El Shaddai, Who Was, and Is,
and Is to Come.
Verse thirty
THE URIM AND THE THUMMIM
30 And you shall give to the Pocket (Breast Pocket) of the Judgment (Ordinance) ta-the Urim and ta-the Thummim;
and they shall
be over (upon) the heart of Aaron in his going (entering) to the Face
of hwhy: and Aaron
shall bear (carry, lift up) ta-the Judgment
(Ordinance) of the Sons of
Israel over (upon) his heart to the Face of hwhy
continually. THE
SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF URIM AND THUMMIM Stones:Purity GENDER: Urim and Thummim Stones:MALE(?)
It is commonly accepted that the two stones were black and white: black
for the Thummim, and white for the Urim. It is supposed that the white
Urim stone would be common for positive results, like
"yes", "innocent", etc., and the black Thummim stone would be for
negative results, like "no",
"guilty", etc. There is no mention that the names of the Urim and the
Thummim are etched on, which tells me that the stones are not to be
etched.
Another issue is that I have seen images of one stone in one shape
while the other stone is in a similar shape, but different, or in a
different shape entirely. This is not the case, because if they were
different shapes, the High Priest could manipulate the answer. The two
stones have to be the exact same size, shape and smoothness, so that
there would be no manipulation in the process.
Looking at the following words:
URIM
The Hebrew word for Urim is
"Oo-reem"-Aleph, Vav, Resh, Yod, Mem Sophit (Myrwa).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 224, and its defintion
Plural of
H217; lights; Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high
priest’s breastplate: - Urim.
from 217 "oor" (rwa), and its
definition
From
H215; flame, hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of
light): - fire, light. See also H224.
from 215 "ohr" (rwa), and its
definition
A
primitive root; to be (causatively make) luminous (literally and
metaphorically): - X break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give,
show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
THUMMIM
The Hebrew word for Thummim is
"too-meem"- Tav, Mem, Yod, Mem Sophit (Mymt).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 8550, and its definition
Plural of
H8537; perfections, that is, (technically) one of the epithets of the
objects in the high priest’s breastplate as an emblem of complete
Truth: - Thummim.
from 8537 "tohm" (mt), and its
definition
From
H8552; completeness; figuratively prosperity; usually (morally)
innocence: - full, integrity, perfect (-ion), simplicity, upright (-ly,
-ness), at a venture. See H8550.
from 8552 "tah-mahm" (Mmt), and its definition
A
primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literally or
figuratively, transitively or intransitively: - accomplish, cease, be
clean [pass-] ed, consume, have done, (come to an, make an) end, fail,
come to the full, be all gone, X be all here, be (make) perfect, be
spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.
There are not that many accounts regarding the use of the Urim and
Thummim. One account is noted in the Torah portion of Pinkhas, in the
book Numbers
Numbers 27:15And
Moses spoke to hwhy, to say, 16 hwhy, Elohim
of the spirits
of all flesh, shall visit (oversee) a man upon the Congregation
17 which shall go
out
to their faces, and the which shall enter to their faces, and the which
shall have
them go out, and the which shall have them enter; and the Congregation
of hwhy, she shall
not be as the flock
which has not a shepherd to them. 18 And hwhy
said to Moses, Take for
you ta-Joshua, son
of Nun, a man
which has the Spirit in him, and you shall support (lay) ta-your hand
upon (over) him;
19 And you shall have him stand to the
face of Eleazar, the Priest, and to the face of all of the
Congregation;
and you shall command him to their eyes, 20 and you shall give your
grandeur (majesty) upon (over) him, by that, all of the Congregation
of the Sons of Israel, they will listen. 21 And shall stand
to
the face of
Eleazar,
the Priest, and shall inquire (ask) for him on the Judgment of the Urim
to the Face of hwhy: upon his
mouth they shall
go out, and upon his mouth they shall enter, he and all of the Sons of
Israel with him,
and all of the Congregation.
Another account of the Urim is when King Saul looked to it before he
went to the witch of Endor, which is noted in the book of the prophet
Samuel
1 Samuel 28:6 And when
Saul enquired of hwhy, hwhy answered him not, neither by
dreams, nor
by Urim, nor by prophets.
Notice the Thummim was not noted in these two accounts. In Joshua's
account, it doesn't say what the Urim does when he inquires the High
Priest. In king Saul's account, it doesn't say it either. Did the Urim
stone glow when hwhy answers them if
He responds? I don't know. The Scriptures don't say.
This is another account of the Urim and the Thummim, which is noted in
the book of the prophet Nehemiah (Note: The book of Ezra says the same
thing)
Nehemiah 7:1 Now it came
to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the
porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave
my brother ta-Hanani, and ta-Hananiah, the ruler of the
palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared ta-the Elohim above many.
3 And I said unto them, Let not the Gates of Jerusalem be opened
until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors,
and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
4 Now the city was large and great: but the People were few
therein, and the houses were not builded. 5 And my Elohim put into
mine heart to gather together ta-the Nobles, and ta-the Rulers, and ta-the People, that they might
be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of
them which came up at the first, and found written therein,... 63
And of the Priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of
Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite,
to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their
register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not
found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the Priesthood.
65 And
the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the Most Holy
Things, till there stood up a Priest with Urim and Thummim.
The Tirshatha
was Nehemiah.
Another account of the Urim and Thummim is noted when Moses prophecies
each of the tribes, which is noted in the Torah portion of V'zoth
Ha-B'rakhah, in the
book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi, said,
Your Thummim and your Urim are for your Merciful (Saintly) Man whom you
tested
(tempted, tried, proved)
him in
Massah, you contended upon the waters of Meribah;
Notice that the first letter of each of the words of the Urim and the
Thummim
are "Aleph" (a) and "Tav" (t)- symbols for
"the beginning" and "the end". These
two stones are the hints of Yeshua as the Aleph and Tav (ta). Yeshua is the
Aleph and Tav, which is noted in the apostle John's book of
Revelation
Revelation
1:11 Saying,
I am Alpha [Aleph] and Omega [Tav], the first and the last...
The Urim and the
Thummim is Yeshua in the Deuteronomy passage above.
Also, it can be said that Yeshua as the Urim is symbolized as
"the Light" of the
world and "the Perfection" of overcoming sin and death in our
lives.
These are other verses pertaining to Yeshua through His Lightness in
the Tanakh and in the Brith Khadashah (the New Covenant)
Psalms
119:105 Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet, and a Light unto my
path.
Isaiah 2:5 O House
of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the Light
of hwhy.
John 1:4 In him [Yeshua]
was Life; and the Life was the Light of men. 5
And the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it
not.... 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the
Light, that all men through Him might believe. 8 He was not that Light,
but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the True Light,
which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 8:12 Then spake
Yeshua again unto them, saying, I am the Light of
the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall
have the Light of Life.
John 9:5 As long as
I am in the world, I am the Light of the
world.
John 12:46 I am come a
Light into the world, that whosoever believeth
on Me should not abide in darkness.
These are some verses pertaining to hwhy's
perfection, which is noted in various Brith Khadashah (New Covenant)
sources
Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is Perfect.
2 Corinthians 12:9 And he
said unto me, My Grace is sufficient for
thee: for My Strength is made Perfect in weakness....
Ephesians 4:13 Till we
all come in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of Elohim, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the fulness of Messiah:
Colossians 1:28 Whom we
preach, warning every man, and teaching every
man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Messiah
Yeshua:
1 John 4:18 There is no
fear in Love; but Perfect Love casteth out
fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in
Love.
These are just examples, mostly in the Brith Khadashah (the New
Covenant) of Yeshua who is
the Light and the Perfection.
These are image
possibilities of the Urim and Thummim
Verses thirty-one and thirty two
THE BLUE ROBE OF THE EPHOD
31 And you shall do (make) ta-the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)] of
the Ephod wholly of
blue. 32 And shall be the mouth of his head in his midst: a lip shall
be to his mouth all around, a doing (work) of a braider (rugger, weaver) like the mouth of a
habergeon (corselet, sleeveless coat, ?glow coat?, ?armored mail?) shall be to him.
Shall not be
rent.
THE
SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE BLUE ROBE OF THE EPHOD Blue:Heaven GENDER: Robe:MALE
It is interesting that this garment is completely of one color, and it
is
blue. Not
like the other garment that is mixed colors and gold. As noted above,
the blue color represents Heaven as in the Kingdom of Heaven, showing
that this is a "heavenly" matter.
Mark Moses of El Shaddai
Ministries noted that young Samuel wore an Ephod, which is
noted in his book
1 Samuel 2:18 But
Samuel ministered ta-before hwhy, being a child,
girded with a linen (flax) ephod.
Mark Biltz
also noted that King David wore the Ephod, which is noted in the book
of the Chronicles
1 Chronicles 15:27 And David
was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare ta-the Ark, and the singers, and
Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had
upon him an ephod of linen (flax).
Based on these two accounts, the Blue Ephod could have been made of
flax or
linen.
This is an example of a pattern of the Blue Robe of the Ephod
The "lip" and the "mouth" of
the
garment are a representations and symbols of the Word of hwhy being
"spoken" forth through the "lips" and the "mouth" of the High Priest's
garment.
This is a rough sketch of the mouth and lip of the blue robe
Based on this Blue Robe, if we take it at its word, this is the key
garment that would nullify one as the High Priest, otherwise, hwhy
would not have
made a big deal about it to make it so that it would not rent. This is
a key example regarding the High Priest's garment rent, which is noted
in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark
Matthew
26:65 Then the High Priest rent his clothes, saying, He
hath spoken blasphemy; what
further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard His
blasphemy.
Mark 14:63 Then the High
Priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need
we any further witnesses?
This
was
Caiaphas, who was the current High Priest during Yeshua's time, until
he rented his High
Priest garment, then Yeshua took over the High Priesthood.
Also, when Caiaphas "rent" the
garment,
he did it at the "lip" and "mouth" of the garment. In other words,
Caiaphas destroyed the lip and mouth that speaks the Word of hwhy, thus
nullified the garments ability to "speak" the Word through the High
Priest's garment. It is just as well that Caiaphas rented his "lip" and
"mouth", because he was speaking against the Word of hwhy.
This is another scene of a garment without seam which occurred at
Yeshua's crucifixion, which is noted in the Gospel of John John 19:23 Then the
soldiers, when they had crucified Yeshua, took His
garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also His
Coat: now the Coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
24
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots
for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which
saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did
cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
The scripture source in verse twenty four of John came from king David,
which is noted in the book of
Psalms
Psalm 22:18
They part my
garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
When Yeshua cried out "Eli! Eli! Lama aza-tani", He was crying out
to read Psalm chapter twenty two, because things in this chapter were
being fulfilled at the crucifixion like the parting of the garments in
verse eighteen.
Yeshua's garment, now the High
Priest garment, could not be
rent, because that would mean the true Word of hwhy would not be spoken
with all that Yeshua spoke. So the lip and mouth of the garment were
kept
in tact. This also shows us that Yeshua is
"still"
our "Eternal High Priest", which is noted in the apostle Paul's book of
Hebrews
Hebrews 5:9 And being made
Perfect, He became the Author of Eternal Salvation unto all them that
obey Him; 10 Called of hwhy an High Priest after the
order of Melchi-Tsedek.
!!!hwhy Kl bdk
No one else, even if they could prove that they are a direct descendant
of Aaron, cannot be the High Priest, because that very garment was not torn. Anyone who
tries, is "illegitimate", and cannot do the High Priestly acts on the
Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Only
Yeshua could do that.
Looking at the word WEAVER
The
Hebrew word for weaver is "ah-rahg"- Aleph, Resh, Gimel (gra). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 707, and its definition
A primitive
root; to plait or weave: - weaver (-r).
This is where we get our modern English word "rug".
Verses thirty three through
thirty five
THE BELLS AND THE
POMEGRANATES 33 And you shall do (make) upon his Hem Pomegranates
of
blue, and of purple, and of crimson (red) worm [(worm of
crimson (red))] upon his Hem all around;
and Round Bells of gold in their midst all around: 34 A Round Bell of gold and a
Pomegranate, a Round Bell of gold and a
Pomegranate upon the Hem of the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)] all around. 35 And shall be
upon (over) Aaron for the Ministry [(for ministering)]: and his sound
shall be heard in his entering to the Sacred Area (Sanctuary, Holy
Area) to the
Face of hwhy, and in his coming out
(going out); and
shall not die.
THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE BELLS AND THE POMEGRANATES Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection Blue:Heaven Purple:Royalty Crimson worm:Blood,
Atonement, Sacrifice GENDER:
Bells:(MALE?) Pomegranates:(MALE?)
Question: "Are the pomegranates each a mixture of all
three different colored threads, or is it one pomegranate of blue, one
pomegranate of purple and one pomegranate of crimson worm"? The way it
was worded for the colors used for making the apron of the ephod and
the breastplate of judgment, it is clear that the colors mentioned here
in this week's Torah portion passage
is the same as those for the apron and the breastplate. So it can be
said that it means the three colors are to be mixed together in one
pomegranate.
The bell that
was made at
the wilderness was probably not the
typical bell we commonly see as a flared bell, but more like a round
closed bell.
The bells are not the typical bells we see in churches and cathedrals,
but they are round. Also, I did not see this until this week's Torah
portion,
but these round bells were made to have a metal ball inside the round
bell to make a jingle" sound, like "Jingle Bells" or typical
"Sleigh Bells".
These are image examples of the pomegranates that go on
the Blue Robe
This is an image of golden sleigh bells, and could have been a possible
pattern for the golden bells for the Robe
Looking at the word BELL
The Hebrew word for bell is
"pah-ah-mohn"- Peh, Ayin, Mem, Nun Sophit (Nmep).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 6472, and its definition
From
H6471; a bell (as struck): - bell.
from 6471
"pah-ahm" (mep), and its
definition
From
H6470; a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications): -
anvil, corner, foot (-step), going, [hundred-] fold, X now, (this) +
once, order, rank, step, + thrice, [often-], second, this, two) time
(-s), twice, wheel.
from 6470 "pah-ahm" (mep), and its definition
A
primitive root; to tap, that is, beat regularly; hence (generally) to
impel or agitate: - move, trouble.
Based on this information, this is where we get the modern
French word "pomme", meaning apples. I wonder if we get the cheeleaders
"pom poms" from
it as well? Also, it is probable we get the modern English word
"pummel" from this Hebrew word.
In verse thirty five of this week's Torah portion passage, it could be
that the purpose of the bells is to know if the High
Priest is still alive while he is in the Tabernacle. The question is,
if the High Priest dies, how do they take him out? There are those that
say they have a rope attached to him. That is not so. There is no proof
of that. It is most likely that the Priests took out the High Priest
like the same was as they did in taking Nadab and Abihu out of the
Tabernacle by hand, which is noted in the Torah portion of Sh'mini, in
the
book of Leviticus
Leviticus
10:1And Nadab
and the Abihu, the sons of Aaron, they took a man his censer, and they
gave fire in
them,
and they set incense upon her, and they brought near a strange
fire to the Face of
hwhy which was
not commanded
them. 2 And a fire, she went out from of the Face of hwhy, and she consumed them, and
they died to the Face of hwhy.
3 And Moses said to
Aaron, He is which hwhy spoke, to
say, In coming near (drawing near) Me I will be sanctified [(In My
coming near (drawing near) will I be sanctified)], and upon
the face of all
of
the People I will [(will I)] be glorified. And Aaron was silent. 4 And Moses called to
Mishael and to Elzaphan, sons of
Uzziel,
uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near (draw
near), carry
(bear, pick up)
ta-your
brothers from ta
the face of
the Sanctuary to
from outside by the Camp. It was Elizaphan
that lead the Kohathites to handle the Tent's furniture: the Menorah,
etc.
This shows us that a non-Aaronite Priest, in this case, Aaron's
cousins, were allowed to take out priests from the Sanctuary in the
Tent. No cords required.
These bells are probably used for the activities of the High Priest in
his rehearsals to hwhy.
Verses thirty six through thirty
eight
THE HEAD PIECE
36 And you shall do (make) a Plate of pure gold,
and
you shall
engrave (carve, sculpt) upon him, an engraving (carving, sculpting) of a signet (seal ring), SACREDNESS (SACRED,
HOLINESS, HOLY) TO
YAHWAH. 37
And you shall set (put) him upon a thread of blue, and shall be upon
(over)
the
Turban
(Miter); shall be to before (at the front of) the face of the
Turban
(Miter). 38 And shall
be upon
the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron shall bear (carry, lift up) ta-the Iniquity
of the Sacred Things
(Holy Things) which the Sons
of Israel, they
shall sanctify to all
of their Sacred (Holy) Gifts;
and shall be upon his forehead continually for acceptance (delight) for
them to the Face of hwhy. THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE HEAD PIECE Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection Blue:Heaven GENDER: Plate:MALE Turban (Miter):FEMALE(?)
Overall, this is the Crown of the High Priest, like a crown for a king.
In verse thirty seven in the Hebrew text, the Hebrew for the phrase
thread of blue
is"p'theel
t'kheyleth" (tlkt lytp)
Looking at the folloing words:
PLATE
The Hebrew word for plate is
"tseets"- Tsade, Yod,
Tsade (uyu).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 6731, and its definition
From
H6692; properly glistening, that is, a burnished plate; also a flower
(as bright colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air): - blossom,
flower, plate, wing.
from 6692 "tsoots" (uwu), and its definition
A
primitive root; to twinkle, that is, glance; by analogy to blossom
(figuratively flourish): - bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.
THREAD
The Hebrew word for thread is
"p'theel"- Peh, Tav, Yod, Lamed (lytp). It
is
from Strong's Concordance number 6616, and its defintion
A
primitive root; to twine, that is, (literally) to struggle or
(figuratively) be (morally) tortuous: - (shew self) froward, shew self
unsavoury, wrestle.
BLUE
The Hebrew word for blue is
"t'khey-leth"- Tav, Kaph, Lamed, Tav (tlkt). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 8504, and its defintion
Probably
for H7827; the cerulean mussel, that is, the color (violet) obtained
therefrom or stuff dyed therewith: - blue.
from 7827 "sh'key-leth" (tlks), and it
definition
Apparently
from the same as H7826 through some obscure idea, perhaps that of
peeling off by concussion of sound; a scale or shell, that is, the
aromatic mussel: - onycha.
from 7826 "shah-khahl" (lks),
and its definition
From
an unused root probably meaning to roar; a lion (from his
characteristic roar): - (fierce) lion. [or roar of a sound of a shell]
This could be where we get our modern English word "shell" as in
sea shell.
These three Hebrew words were used in a different Commandment, which is
noted in the Torah portion of Sh'lakh L'kha, in the book of Numbers
Numbers
15:37And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
38 Speak to the Sons of Israel, and you shall say to
them:
and they shall do (make)
for themselves tassels (fringes) upon the corners (wings) of their
garments for their
generations, and they shall give uponthe tassels
(fringes) (tuyu)of the
corners (wings)a
thread of blue (tlkt lytp): 39 And shall be to you for a tassel (fringe),
and you
shall
look
upon him, and youshall
remember ta-all of the Commandments
of hwhy, and youshall
do them; and
you shall not search (tour) after your
hearts and after your
eyes which yougo
whoring (fornicate) after them: 40 By that you shall remember, and youshall do
ta-all of My Commandments, and
youshall be Sacred Ones (Holy
Ones) to your Elohim.
41 I am hwhy, your
Elohim, which I
brought you out from
the land of Egypt, to be to you
for Elohim: I
am hwhy, your Elohim.
Looking at the word TASSELS
The Hebrew word for tassels is
"tsee-tseeth"- Tsade, Yod, Tsade, Tav (tuyu). It is
from Strong's Concordance
number 6734, and its defintion
Feminine
of H6731; a floral or wing like projection, that is, a fore lock of
hair, a tassel: - fringe, lock.
This word is noted above. And the phrase ribbon of blue are the Hebrew
words
"p'theel
t'kheyleth" (tlkt lytp)-
the same
three words used in this Torah passage in Exodus 28:37.
Question: "Is there a connection between these two
commandments"? If there is, it would be that the High Priest wearing a
gold tsits plate and a blue ribbon is the High Priest's version of
bearing the Commandments of hwhy
on his head, as
compared to the Sons of Israel wearing tsitstits of blue ribbons to
"remember" the Commandments of hwhy. (I guess this
was the Israelites' consolation for not being Priests :) )
The writing on the gold plate would have been in Paleo-Hebew. This is
one rough way it could have looked like in Moses and Aaron's day
This is a possible pattern of the High Priest Head Piece with all of
the
items
Verse thirty nine
THE EMROIDERED COAT (TUNIC)
39 And you shall interweave (embroider,
inchase)
the Coat
(Tunic) of linen (six-bleached linen, bleached
linen, white linen), and you shall do (make) the
Turban
(Miter) of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen,
six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen),
and you shall do (make) the Girdle of a doing (work) of a needler
(fabricator, texturer, cunning work). THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE EMBROIDERED COAT Fine
linen:Righteousness (source:
maranathalife.com)
GENDER: Coat (Tunic):(FEMALE?) Turban (Miter):(FEMALE?) Girdle:(MALE?)
This is a possible sketch of the High Priest Embroidered Coat
Verses forty and forty-one
THE COATS, GIRDLES AND
BONNETS 40
And for
the sons of Aaron, you shall do (make) Coats (Tunics),
and you shall do (make) for them Girdles, and you
shall do (make) for them Bonnets
for glory
and
for ornamentalness
(gleamness, beauty). 41 And you
shall clothe them, ta-Aaron your
brother, and ta-his sons
with him; and you
shall anoint them, and you shall fill (consecrate) ta-their hands,
and you shall
sanctify them, and they shall do the Priestship (Priestly Acts) to Me.
THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE COATS, GIRDLES AND BONNETS Fine
linen:Righteousness (source:
maranathalife.com) GENDER: Coat (Tunic):(FEMALE?) Turban (Miter):(FEMALE?) Girdle:(MALE?)
When Solomon's Temple was dedicated, this is what king Solomon said,
which is noted in the book of the Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:41 Now
therefore arise, hwhy Elohim, into Thy Resting
Place, Thou, and the Ark of Thy Strength: let Thy
Priests, hwhy Elohim, be
clothed with Salvation, and let Thy Saints rejoice in goodness.
We in Yeshua- "Salvation"- have also becomehwhy 's Priests, as
noted earlier in the book of Revelation and in the epistle of Peter.
These are possible patterns of the Priests' Coats, Girdles and Bonnets
Verses forty two and forty three
THE BREECHES
42 And shall do (make) for them Breeches of
bahd-linen (flax) to cover (conceal) the flesh of the nakedness;
they shall be from their waist (loins) and unto their thighs
(testacles): 43
And they
shall
be upon Aaron and upon his sons in their entering (going) to the Tent
of
Appointment, or in their approaching to the Altar to minister
in the Sacred Area (Holy Area); and they shall not bear
(carry, lift
up)
iniquity, and they shall have the death [(and they would die)]:
A Statute
of Ages to him and to his seed after him. THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE BREECHES Fine
linen:Righteousness (source:
maranathalife.com) GENDER: Breeches:(MALE?)
These are elongated underpants.
Looking at the word BAHD-LINEN
(FLAX)
The Hebrew word for bahd-linen
(flax) is "bahd"- Bet, Dalet (db).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 906, and its definition
Perhaps
from H909 (in the sense of divided fibres); flaxen thread or yarn;
hence a linen garment: - linen.
rom 909 "bah-dahd" (ddb), and its definition
A
primitive root; to divide, that is, (reflexively) be solitary: - alone.
This is where we get our modern English word "body". Linen is also
known as flax, and flax is a plant material. This Hebrew word is the
only time used for material for the Priest's garments. It is probably
symbolic that man's "foundations" came from the ground.
Notice in verse forty three of this week's Torah portion passage that
it says it is to be Statute unto his
seed, but it did not say his sons. Why did hwhy
say it this
way? He could have said sons, but hwhy was empasizing
that it was referring to Aaron's seed.
These are images of possible patterns of the Breeches
CHAPTER
29 Exodus
29:1-46
Exo 29:1 And
this is the Word which you shall do unto them to sanctify them to the
Priestship (to do Priestly Acts) to Me: Take one bullock, son of a
herd, and two perfect
rams, 2 And unleavened
bread, and unleavenedchallah
cakesoverflowed
(mixed) in
the oil, and unleavened
thin cakes (wafers) anointed in the oil: flour
of wheat you
shall do (make) them. 3 And you shall give them upon one
twig basket (willow twig basket),
and you shall bring them near in the twig basket (willow twig
basket), and ta-the bullock,
and tathe two
rams.
4 And you shall
bring near ta-Aaron and ta-his sons to the Entrance of
the Tent of Appointment, and you shall
wash them in the
water. 5 And you shall take ta-the Garments, and and you
shall clothe Aaron ta-the Coat (Tunic),
and ta-the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)] of
the Ephod, and ta-the Ephod,
and ta-the Pocket (Breast Pocket),
and you
shall bind to him on
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod: 6 And you shall put (set) the Turban
(Miter) upon his head, and you shall giveta-the Sacred (Holy) Crown upon
the
Turban
(Miter). 7 And you shall take ta-the Oil of the Anointing, and
you shall pour (make soak) over (upon) his head, and you shall anoint
him. 8 And
you shall
bring near ta-his sons,
and you shall clothe them of Coats (Tunics).
9 And you shall gird
them
of Girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you shall wrap the Bonnets
for
them: and the Priestship (Priestly Office) shall be for them for a
Statute of Ages:
and you shall fill (consecrate) the hand of Aaron and the
hand of his sons.
10 And you shall bring near ta-the bullock
to the face of the Tent of Appointment: and Aaron and his sons shall
support (lay) ta-their hands
upon (over) the head of
the bullock. 11 And you shall slaughter ta-the bullock (calf) to the
Face of hwhy at the Entrance of the Tent
of Appointment. 12 And you shall take from the
blood of the
bullock, and you shall give upon
(over) the
Horns
of the Altar among your
finger, and you shall shed (pour,
spill
out) ta-all of the blood to the Base (Foundation, Settled Area) of
the Altar. 13 And you
shall take ta-all of the kheylev-fat
that covers (conceals) ta-the nearing areas, (nearness,
inwards),
and ta-the flap (caul, lobe)
upon (over) the
liver, and tathe two
kidneys, and ta-the kheylev-fat that
is upon (over) them,
and you shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar. 14 And
ta-the flesh of
the bullock, and ta-his skin,
and ta-his dung, you shall burn up on
the fire from outside by the Camp: He is a Sin Offering.
15 And you
shall
take ta-the one ram;
and Aaron and
his sons, they shall support (lay)ta-their hands
upon (over) the head of
the ram. 16 And you shall slaughter ta-the ram, and you shall
take ta-his blood,
and you shall strew (sprinkle) upon (over) the Altar all around. 17 And
you
shall
dismember ta-the ram by his
fragments (pieces, parts), and you shall wash
his nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and his shoulder legs (lower
shoulder legs), and
you shall give upon (over) his fagments
(pieces, parts), and upon (over)
his head. 18 And you shall incense (smoke, fumigate,
burn)ta-all of the
ram at the Altar: He is an Elevation Offering (Ascension
Offering, Burnt Offering) to hwhy: a pleasant scent, he is a
Fire Offering to hwhy.
19 And you shall take tathe second
ram; and Aaron and
his sons shall support (lay)ta-their hands
upon (over) the head of
the ram. 20 And you shall slaughter ta-the ram, and
you shall take from his blood,
and shall give upon
the tip (lobe) of the ear of Aaron, and upon the tip (lobe) of the ear
of
his sons, at the right,
and upon the thumb of their right
hand, and upon
the thumb (toe) of
their right
foot, and you shall strew (sprinkle)ta-the blood upon (over) the
Altar
all around.
21
And you shall take from the blood which is upon (over) the Altar and
from the
Oil of the Anointing, and you shall spurt (besprinkle in expiation,
sprinkle) upon (over) Aaron and upon
(over) his
Garments, and
upon (over) his sons and upon (over) the Garments of his sons with him:
and he shall
be Sacred (Holy), and his Garments, and his sons, and the Garments of
his sons
with him.
22 And you shall take from the ram the kheylev-fat, and
the tail fat, and ta-the kheylev-fat that
covers (conceals) ta-the
nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and tathe flap (caul, lobe)
of the
liver, and ta
the two
kidneys, and ta-the keylev-fat which
is upon (over) them,
and tathe right hip leg; for he is
a Ram of Consecration (Fulfillment):
23 And one
round loaf of bread, and onechallah cake
of
bread of oil, and one
thin cake (wafer) from the twig basket (willow twig
basket) of the unleavened
which is to the Face of hwhy:
24 And you shall put (set)
the allness upon (over) the palms of Aaron, and upon (over) the palms
of his sons;
and
you shall wave
them of a Wave Offering to the Face of hwhy. 25 And you shall take
them from their hands, and you shall make incense (smoke, fumigate,
burn) to the Altar upon the
Elevation
Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), for a pleasant
scent to the Face
of hwhy: He is a Fire
Offering to hwhy.
26 And you shall take ta-the breast from the Ram of
the Consecration (Fulfillment) which is for (belongs to)
Aaron, and you shall wave him for a Wave Offering
to the Face of hwhy: and shall be to you for
rationing (sharing, a
portion, allotment).
27 And you shall sanctify tathe breast
of the Wave
Offering, and ta the hip leg
of the Heave
Offering (Raise Offering) which is waved and the which is
heaved up (raised
up) from the
Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment) from which shall be for [(belong
to)] Aaron and from which shall be for
[(belong to)] his sons: 28 And shall
be for [(belong to)] Aaron and for (to) his sons
for a Statute
of Ages from tathe Sons of
Israel: for he is
a Heave
Offering (Raise Offering): and shall be a Heave Offering
(Raise
Offering) fromtathe Sons of
Israel from the Sacrifices of their Peace Offerings, of their Heave
Offerings (Raise Offerings) to hwhy.
29 And the Sacred (Holy) Garments which shall be for [(belong to)]
Aaron shall
be for [(belong to)]
his
sons
after him to be
anointed in them,
and to (for) fill (filling, consecrate,
consecrating)ta-their hands
in them.
30 And the Priest at his stead from his sons shall clothe
them seven
days which shall enter (go) to the Tent of
Appointment to minister in the Sacred Area (Sanctuary, Holy
Area).
31 And you
shall take ta-the Ram of
the Consecration (Fulfillment),
and you shall boil ta-his flesh in
the Sacred (Holy) Place.
32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat ta-the flesh of
the ram and ta-the bread which is in
the twig basket (willow twig
basket) at the Entrance of the Tent
of Appointment. 33 And they shall
eat them which the Atonement is in them to consecrate (fill)ta-their hand
to sanctify them: and a stranger shall not eat, for they are Sacred
(Holy). 34 And if
shall yether-remain (be remnant, be left) from the flesh of
the Consecration (Fulfillment), and from the bread until
the breaking period (morning), and you shall burn up ta-the yether-remainder (remnant,
leftover) in the fire: shall not be
eaten, for he is Sacred (Holy).
35 And you shall do to
Aaron and to his sons, as the thus, according to [(as)] all which I
have
commanded you: You
shall fill (consecrate) their hand seven
days, 36
and you
shall do (offer) a bullock for a Sin Offering for the day upon
(over) the
Atonements: and
you shall purify (cleanse) upon (over) the Altar, in your Atonement
upon (over)
him, and you
shall anoint him to sanctify him. 37 Seven
days you shall atone
upon (over) the Altar, and you shall sanctify him; and shall be the
Altar of a
Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy
of Holies)]: of anything that touches on the Altar shall be Sacred
(Holy).
38 And this is which you shall
do (offer) upon (over) the Altar; two sheep, sons of
a
year, by (for) the day, continually. 39 ta-the one sheep you shall do (offer) in the breaking period
(morning); and tathe second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods
(evenings): 40 And a
tenth of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil, a fourth of the hin, beaten; and a
Drink Offering (Libation Offering) of a
fourth of the hin of wine shall be for the one sheep. 41 And tathe second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods
(evenings), and you shall do to
her
as (like)
the
Donation
Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion
Offering) of
the breaking period (morning) and as (like)
her
Drink
Offering (Libation Offering), for
a pleasant scent of a Fire Offering to hwhy,
42 a Continual Elevation
Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt
Offering) for your
generations at the
Entrance of
the Tent of Appointment to the Face of hwhy which I
will appoint to you
there to speak to you there. 43 And I will appoint there to
the Sons of Israel and shall be sanctified in My Glory. 44
And I will sanctify ta-the Tent of Appointment, and ta-the Altar: And I
will sanctify ta-Aaron and ta-his sons for the Priestship
(to do Priestly Acts) to Me. 45 And I will tabernacle in the midst of
the Sons of Israel,
and I will be to them for Elohim. 46 And they shall know for I
am hwhy, their
Elohim, which brought
them out from the land of Egypt to tabernacle Myself in their midst: I
am hwhy, their
Elohim. (NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Verses one through three
1 And
this is the Word which you shall do unto them to sanctify them to the
Priestship (to do Priestly Acts) to Me: Take one bullock, son of a
herd, and two perfect
rams, 2 And unleavened
bread, and unleavenedchallah
cakesoverflowed
(mixed) in
the oil, and unleavened
thin cakes (wafers) anointed in the oil: flour
of wheat you
shall do (make) them. 3 And you shall give them upon one
twig basket (willow twig basket),
and you shall bring them near in the twig basket (willow twig
basket), and ta-the bullock,
and tathe two
rams.
The first thing Aaron and his sons did was to bring their sacrificial
offering items as part of the precursor before they begin their
Priestly Acts.
Looking at the following words:
CHALLAH CAKE
The Hebrew word for challah
cake is "khah-lah"- Khet, Lamed,
Heh (hlx). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 2471, and it definition
From
H2490; a cake (as usually punctured): - cake.
from 2490
"khah-ahl" (llx), and its
definition
A
primitive root (compare H2470); properly to bore, that is, (by
implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively to profane (a person,
place or thing), to break (one’s word), to begin (as if by an
opening-wedge); denominatively (from H2485) to play (the flute): -
begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things),
X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player
on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay
(slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
THIN CAKE (WAFER)
The Hebrew word for thin
cake (wafer) is "rah-keek"- Resh, Kuph,
Yod, Kuph (qyqr). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 7550, and it definition
From
H7556 in its original sense; a thin cake: - cake, wafer.
from 7556 "rah-kahk" (qqr), and its
definition
A
primitive root; to spit: - spit.
The key words to me from these two words are "defile", "wound", and
"spit". This tells me that these types of cakes symbolizes Yeshua being
defiled and wounded by being crucified by the cat of nine tails and
taking on our defilements, as well as when Yeshua was being spat by the
Roman soldiers during His crucification process.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Notice that this Hebrew word is the same root word that translates
"profane", "defile", "pollute" and "wound". To me, this is an act of
showing that the High Priest and the priests are taking on our
defilements through eating this challah cake. This is the same with us
as following believers in Yeshua that Yeshua, our Messiah, has taken
our profanities and defilements and nailed them on the cross, because
he has become the symbolic Challah Bread of His Flesh and took them to
the cross and died for us.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Verses four through six
AARON, THE HIGH PRIEST
4 And you shall
bring near ta-Aaron and ta-his sons to the Entrance of
the Tent of Appointment, and you shall
wash them in the
water. 5 And you shall take ta-the Garments, and and you
shall clothe Aaron ta-the Coat (Tunic),
and ta-the Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?,
?Transgressor Robe?)] of
the Ephod, and ta-the Ephod,
and ta-the Pocket (Breast Pocket),
and you
shall bind to him on
the Belt (Band) of the Ephod: 6 And you shall put (set) the Turban
(Miter) upon his head, and you shall giveta-the Sacred (Holy) Crown upon
the
Turban
(Miter). 7 And you shall take ta-the Oil of the Anointing, and
you shall pour (make soak) over (upon) his head, and you shall anoint
him. 8 And
you shall
bring near ta-his sons,
and you shall clothe them of Coats (Tunics).
9 And you shall gird
them
of Girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you shall wrap the Bonnets
for
them: and the Priestship (Priestly Office) shall be for them for a
Statute of Ages:
and you shall fill (consecrate) the hand of Aaron and the
hand of his sons.
This is like the Queen Elizabeth's
British royal inauguration ceremony in 1952. They put on her royal
garments, and after the last item, the royal crown, is placed on her
head, then
everyone shouts out "God save the Queen" three times. This is the
precursor
before Elizabeth II commenced her royal duties, like the protocol of
the
Priests, but the difference is that they would be bringing sacrifices
to hwhy as the second
step after they were dressed.
The Hebrew word for
Outer Robe (Upper Robe) [(?Trespass Robe?, ?Transgressor Robe?)] is
"m'eel"- Mem, Ayin,
Yod, Lamed (lyem). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 4598, and it definition
From
H4603 in the sense of covering; a robe (that is, upper and outer
garment): - cloke, coat, mantle, robe.
from 4603
"mah-ahl" (lem), and its
definition
A
primitive root; properly to cover up; used only figuratively to act
covertly, that is, treacherously: - transgress, (commit, do a)
tresspass (-ing).
Notice that this Hebrew word is the same word that translates as
"trespass" and "transgression". It is like saying that as following
believers in Yeshua, Yeshua, our Eternal High Priest, has taken on our
trespasses and transgressions through that robe.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
CROWN
The Hebrew word for crown is
"ney-zeyr"- Nun, Zayin,
Resh (rzn). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 5145, and it definition
From
H5144; properly something set apart, that is, (abstractly) dedication
(of a priest or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by
implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty): - consecration, crown,
hair, separation.
from 5144
"nah-zahr" (rzn), and its
definition
A
primitive root; to hold aloof, that is, (intransitively) abstain (from
food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (that is,
apostatize)); specifically to set apart (to sacred purposes), that is,
devote: - consecrate, separate (-ing, self).
This Hebrew word comes from the same Hebrew root word meaning to "set
apart", or "separate". This crown shows that the High Priest is set
apart from the rest of the priests and the people at large. This shows
us as following believers in Yeshua that Yeshua is our Eternal High
Priest who is set apart from the world, and that through Him we are set
apart from the world as well.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Verse seven
7 And you shall take ta-the Oil of the Anointing, and
you shall pour (make soak) over (upon) his head, and you shall anoint
him.
This is the next step for Aaron as High Priest by being annointed to
begin his duties.
Indirectly related, this is the similar matter for the Biblical kings,
when the prophet Samuel annoints
Saul and David with oil for their preparation to become kings, which
are noted in the book of the prophet Samuel
SAUL
1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took
ta-a vial of oil, and poured it
upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because hwhy hath anointed thee to be
captain over his inheritance?... 15:1 Samuel also said unto Saul, hwhy sent me to anoint thee to be
king over His People, DAVID
1 Samuel 16:1 And hwhy said unto Samuel, How long
wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over
Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse,
the
Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons....
16:12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and
withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And hwhy said, Arise, anoint him: for
this is he. 13 Then Samuel took ta-the horn of oil, and anointed
him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of hwhy came upon David from that
day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
As the kings were annointed, so was Aaron to be annointed as the High
Priest of the Tabernacle.
Yeshua, our Messiah, was also annointed to be our Eternal High Preist
and
our Eternal King.
Verses eight and nine
AARON'S SONS
8 And
you shall
bring near ta-his sons,
and you shall clothe them of Coats (Tunics).
9 And you shall gird
them
of Girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you shall wrap the Bonnets
for
them: and the Priestship (Priestly Office) shall be for them for a
Statute of Ages:
and you shall fill (consecrate) the hand of Aaron and the
hand of his sons.
What does it mean to consecrate their hands? It is their hands that
will do the Priestly Acts.
It says in verse nine of this week's Torah portion passage that the
bonnets are "wrapped" around their heads and not "pre-shaped" as
compared to a chef's hat.
Looking at the word WRAP
The Hebrew word for wrap is
"khah-vash"- Khet, Bet, Shin (sbx). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 2280, and its definition
A primitive root; to wrap firmly
(especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively to stop, to
rule: - bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
It is commonly translated for the Bonnet to be "put" on, but it
literaly means to be "wrapped" on.
This is a good image of what the Turbans could have looked like
In relation, Yeshua the Messiah was "wrapped" in clothes, which is
noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 2:1 And it came to
pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus,
that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first
made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be
taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of
David, which is called Beth Lehem; (because he was of the house and
lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,
being great with Child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were there,
the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she
brought forth her Firstborn Son, and wrapped Him
in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there
was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock
by night. 9 And, lo, the Messenger of hwhy came upon them, and the
Glory of hwhy shone round about them: and
they were sore afraid. 10 And the Messenger said unto them, Fear
not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all People. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, who is Messiah hwhy. 12 And this shall be a Sign
unto you; Ye
shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
If anyone ever
asked themselves where Mary had possession of the swaddling cloths, we
need to go back six months to the time where she went to see her cousin
Elizabeth, which is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:30 And the
Messenger
said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with hwhy.
31 And, behold, thou
shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His
Name, YESHUA. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of
the Highest: and hwhy Elohim shall give unto Him
the throne of His father David: 33 And He shall reign over the House of
Jacob for ever; and of His Kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then
said Mary unto the Messenger, How shall this be, seeing I know not a
man?
35 And the Messenger answered and said unto her, The
Holy Spirit shall
come upon thee, and the Power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of Elohim. 36 And, behold,
thy cousin, Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:
and
this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with hwhy nothing shall be
impossible.... 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into
the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered
into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And
it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the
babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit:.. 56 And Mary abode
with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Mary, a
descendant of Levi, went to her cousin Elizabeth, also a descendant of
Levi, wife of Zechariah of the Priestly line of Aaron. Mary stayed
there for three months until Elizabeth's son, John, was born. When Mary
left to return to her home, Elizabeth would have most likely gave her
some "Priestly rags" to "wrap" on the future Yeshua, when Mary gave
birth to Him. It is my humble opinion that Yeshua was wrapped with the
rags from the Priest's Garments which could also prove that Yeshua was
of the Priestly line.
Verses ten through fourteen
THE BULLOCK
10 And you shall bring near ta-the bullock
to the face of the Tent of Appointment: and Aaron and his sons shall
support (lay) ta-their hands
upon (over) the head of
the bullock. 11 And you shall slaughter ta-the bullock (calf) to the
Face of hwhy at the Entrance of the Tent
of Appointment. 12 And you shall take from the
blood of the
bullock, and you shall give upon
(over) the
Horns
of the Altar among your
finger, and you shall shed (pour,
spill
out) ta-all of the blood to the Base (Foundation, Settled Area) of
the Altar. 13 And you
shall take ta-all of the kheylev-fat
that covers (conceals) ta-the nearing areas, (nearness,
inwards),
and ta-the flap (caul, lobe)
upon (over) the
liver, and tathe two
kidneys, and ta-the kheylev-fat that
is upon (over) them,
and you shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar. 14 And
ta-the flesh of
the bullock, and ta-his skin,
and ta-his dung, you shall burn up on
the fire from outside by the Camp: He is a Sin Offering.
There are four horns at the Altar. It represents the corners of the
hedge of protection, whether a person, or a nation, especially the
nation of Israel, or the
earth. When the animals are sacrificed, it is an act not
just for sins and repentance but also for "restoring" the four corners
for
the hedges of the Israelite's protection and security.
Indirectly related, Yeshua noted the Altar regarding someone who has
not
gotten right with a
neighbor, which is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 5:23
Therefore if
thou bring thy gift to the Altar, and there rememberest that thy
brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the
Altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then
come and offer thy gift.
In this matter, Yeshua is saying to get right first with the brother,
then offer the gift for the Altar.
These are the three parts mentioned regarding the bullock in this
week's Torah portion passage
were the kheylev-fat, the caul
(lobe) of the
liver, and the two kidneys.
Looking at the following words:
THE KHEYLEV-FAT
The Hebrew word for
kheylev-fat is "khey-lehv"- Khet, Lamed, Bet (blx).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 2459, and its definition
From an
unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively;
hence the richest or choice part: - X best, fat
(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
This is where we get our modern English word "club".
Anyone heard of a "club sandwich"? It is a "fat" sandwich. It
also means
internal fatness of blessing. The Hebrew word for marrow is "kheylev",
which is noted by king David in the book of Psalms Psalm 63:5 My soul shall
be satisfied as with marrow
(blx) and
fatness; and
my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
THE FLAP (CAUL, LOBE)
The Hebrew word for caul
(lobe) is "yoh-theh-reth"-
Yod,
Tav, Resh, Tav (trty). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 3508, and it definition
Feminine
active participle of H3498; the lobe or flap of the liver (as if
redundant or outhanging): - caul.
from 3498
"yah-thahr" (rty), and its
definition
A
primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication to excel;
(intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to
abound, preserve: - excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much,
make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain (-der, -ing, -nant),
reserve, residue, rest.
On the dictionary.com website, the caul, according to Easton's 1897
Bible Dictionary says this:
The Hebrew word for kidneys is
"keel-yah" (singular)- Kaph, Lamed, Yod,
Heh (hylk).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 3629, and its definition
Feminine
of H3627 (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ);
figuratively the mind (as the interior self): - kidneys, reins.
from 3627 "k'lee" (ylk),
and its definition
From
H3615; something prepared, that is, any apparatus (as an implement,
utensil, dress, vessel or weapon): - armour ([-bearer]), artillery,
bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made
of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack,
stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
from 3615
"kah-lah" (hlk)
and its definition
A
primitive root; to end, whether intransitively (to cease, be finished,
perish) or transitively (to complete, prepare, consume): - accomplish,
cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when . . .
were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish,
fulfil, X fully, X have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap,
make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.
To a human, the kidneys in
general represent the seat of the emotions.
IT JUST HIT ME!!!
Giving the glory to hwhy, there are three items here being
separated, and it is probable that it
relates to these three areas:
THE KHEYLAV FAT
This is
fat. The brain also contains fat. Each organ has a "mind" of its own,
and the fat is connected to them, which is the result of the organs. It
is probable that the kheylev fat is symbolized by the brain, which is
fat, and it is related to the MIND
THE FLAP (CAUL, LOBE)
This is
connected to the liver, which represents strength, and it is probable
that the caul (lobe) relates to the WILL
THE TWO KIDNEYS
It is
well known that the kidneys relates to the EMOTIONS
These three items represents the three parts of the SOUL:
THE MIND
THE EMOTIONS
AND THE
WILL
!!!!!hwhy Kl dbk
When someone sins, it is caused by the WILL, and when a sacrifice is
made for an Israelite, it is an act to get the WILL back in line
with hwhy and restore the
WILL's relationship in one's resubmission to hwhy.
In verse thirteen of this
week's Torah portion passage, the Hebrew
text
phrase for upon them is "aleyhen"- Ayin, Lamed, Yod, Heh, Nun Sophit (Nhyle). The Heh-Nun Sophit at the end (Nh) tells us
that it is in the feminine plural suffix, which means that these three
parts
of the
body are "feminine",
which means that they symbolize the "soul" which is "feminine", which
consists of the mind, emotions and will.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Looking at the word CROWN The Hebrew word for crown is
"ney-zehr"- Nun, Zayin, Resh (rzn).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 5415, and its definition
From
H5144; properly something set apart, that is, (abstractly) dedication
(of a priest or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by
implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty): - consecration, crown,
hair, separation.
from 5144 "nah-zahr" (rzn),
and its definition
A
primitive root; to hold aloof, that is, (intransitively) abstain (from
food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (that is,
apostatize)); specifically to set apart (to sacred purposes), that is,
devote: - consecrate, separate (-ing, self).
The English translation of crown can also be found in the Torah portion
of T'rumah, in the book of Exodus
Numbers 25:23You shall do (make) a Table
of trees (wood) shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood,
acacia trees, acacia wood]: two cubits
shall be his length, and a cubit shall be his width, and a
cubit and the half shall be his height. 24 And you shall overlay (sheet over) him of
pure gold, and you shall do (make) for him a Crown (Chaplet) of gold
all around. Looking at the word CROWN [T'RUMAH
PASSAGE]
The Hebrew word for crown in
the T'rumah passage is
"zeyr"- Zayin, Resh (rz).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 2213, and its definition
From
H2237 (in the sense of scattering); a chaplet (as spread around the
top), that is, (specifically) a border moulding: - crown.
from 2237 "zah-rahr" (rrz),
and its definition
A
primitive root (compare H2114); perhaps to diffuse, that is,
(specifically) to sneeze: - sneeze. from 2114 "zoor"
(rwz),
and its definition
A
primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a
foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit
adultery: - (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-)
strange (-r, thing, woman).
The two Hebrew words have the same two Hebrew letters: Zayin and Resh.
It is a good argument to say that these two different Hebrew words are
related to each other, and that Strong should have seen the co-relation
between them.
Verses fifteen through eighteen
THE ONE RAM
15 And you
shall
take ta-the one ram;
and Aaron and
his sons, they shall support (lay)ta-their hands
upon (over) the head of
the ram. 16 And you shall slaughter ta-the ram, and you shall
take ta-his blood,
and you shall strew (sprinkle) upon (over) the Altar all around. 17 And
you
shall
dismember ta-the ram by his
fragments (pieces, parts), and you shall wash
his nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and his shoulder legs (lower
shoulder legs), and
you shall give upon (over) his fagments
(pieces, parts), and upon (over)
his head. 18 And you shall incense (smoke, fumigate,
burn)ta-all of the
ram at the Altar: He is an Elevation Offering (Ascension
Offering, Burnt Offering) to hwhy: a pleasant scent, he is a
Fire Offering to hwhy.
This
is like the Exodus Passover lamb, an immature ram, which is noted in
the Torah portion of Bo, in the book of Exodus, in which the whole lamb
has to be cooked in the fire.
Why did hwhy require them to
wash the inwards and legs? Why not the head or any other part of the
body? I'm guessing it relates to their soul- their act to submit
to hwhy, and their walk
with hwhy.,
in which their "soul" is "washed", symbolic of the Ruakh HaKodesh (the
Holy Spirit), to be symbolically cleansed from the sins of the person
who provided the animal to be sacrificed for thier sins.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Looking at the word SHOULDER LEG
(LOWER SHOULDER LEG)
The Hebrew word for shoulder
legs (lower shoulder legs) is
"kah-rah"- Kaph, Resh, Ayin (erk).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 3767, and its definition
From
H3766; the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in
the dual): - leg.
from 3766 "kah-rah" (erk), and its definition
A
primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication to sink, to prostrate:
- bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble,
kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, X very.
This leg is the front leg which "bends its knees" as if to bow and
worship. This is a symbolism of an act for the Israelites to bow and
worship to hwhy, and it applies
to us following believers in Yeshua that we are to sacrifice ourselves
to bow and worship Yeshua, the Messiah.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Verses nineteen and twenty
THE SECOND RAM
19 And you shall take tathe second
ram; and Aaron and
his sons shall support (lay)ta-their hands
upon (over) the head of
the ram. 20 And you shall slaughter ta-the ram, and
you shall take from his blood,
and shall give upon
the tip (lobe) of the ear of Aaron, and upon the tip (lobe) of the ear
of
his sons, at the right,
and upon the thumb of their right
hand, and upon
the thumb (toe) of
their right
foot, and you shall strew (sprinkle)ta-the blood upon (over) the
Altar
all around.
This second ram is the Ram of the Consecration which is noted later in
this
week's Torah portion chapter.
Notice that the ram's blood was placed on the Priests' right side of
their
ears, thumb and big toe. The right side symbolizes the side of
"strength", and Yeshua was seated at the Right Hand of the Father,
which is
noted in the apostle Paul's letter to the assembly in Colossia
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be
risen with Messiah, seek those things which are above, where Messiah
sitteth on the Right Hand of hwhy.
The reason that the blood was applied to these three
places, because it represents these three areas:
Tip of The Right Ear: Hearing the Word The Right Thumb:Working
and doing the Word The Right Big Toe:Walking in the Word
These three imply in following Yeshua, the Eternal Living Word.
Indiretly related, these two rams could also be compared to the two
goats in Yom
Kippur, one dedicated
to hwhy,
and one for
the Azazel scapegoat.
Verses twenty-one and twenty two
21
And you shall take from the blood which is upon (over) the Altar and
from the
Oil of the Anointing, and you shall spurt (besprinkle in expiation,
sprinkle) upon (over) Aaron and upon
(over) his
Garments, and
upon (over) his sons and upon (over) the Garments of his sons with him:
and he shall
be Sacred (Holy), and his Garments, and his sons, and the Garments of
his sons
with him.
22 And you shall take from the ram the kheylev-fat, and
the tail fat, and ta-the kheylev-fat that
covers (conceals) ta-the
nearing areas (nearness, inwards), and tathe flap (caul, lobe)
of the
liver, and ta
the two
kidneys, and ta-the keylev-fat which
is upon (over) them,
and tathe right hip leg; for he is
a Ram of Consecration (Fulfillment):
Aaron and his sons would start their services with them and the bloody
garments.
The purpose of these represents the following:
Blood:Yeshua, the Living Sacrifice who shed
His Blood and who covers us in His Blood Oil of Annointing:The
Ruakh HaKodesh (The Holy Spirit) who annoints us
The Priests need to be "covered" with the blood, and "annointed" by the
oil to do the Work of hwhy.
We as believers in Yeshua who are covered in the Blood of Messiah are
doing His Work, which the apostle Paul noted in the book of Hebrews
Hebrews 9:14 How much more
shall the Blood of Messiah, who through the Eternal Spirit offered
Himself without spot to hwhy, purge your conscience from
dead works to serve the Living Elohim? Looking at the word HIP LEG
The Hebrew word for hip leg is "shoke"- Shin, Vav,
Kuph (qws). It
is from
Strong's Concordance number 7785, and it definition
From
H7783; the (lower) leg (as a runner): - hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.
from 7783 "shuke" (qws), and its
definition
A primitive
root; to run after or over, that is, overflow: - overflow, water.
This is the running leg which is mainly used for walking. This is the
act for the Israelites to walk in hwhy. This also
applies to us as following believers in Yeshua to walk in Him and in
His light.
!!!hwhy Kl dbk
Verses twenty three
through twenty five
THE BREADS
23 And one
round loaf of bread, and onechallah cake
of
bread of oil, and one
thin cake (wafer) from the twig basket (willow twig
basket) of the unleavened
which is to the Face of hwhy:
24 And you shall put (set)
the allness upon (over) the palms of Aaron, and upon (over) the palms
of his sons;
and
you shall wave
them of a Wave Offering to the Face of hwhy. 25 And you shall take
them from their hands, and you shall make incense (smoke, fumigate,
burn) to the Altar upon the
Elevation
Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), for a pleasant
scent to the Face
of hwhy: He is a Fire
Offering to hwhy.
These breads in their hands are representations of Yeshua, the
Unleavened Bread and the oil symbolized by the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy
Spirit). Putting these breads in their hands is saying to them "Do hwhy's Work through
Yeshua, the Living Bread, by the Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit)".
Verses twenty six
through twenty eight
THE RAM OF THE CONSECRATION
26 And you shall take ta-the breast from the Ram of
the Consecration (Fulfillment) which is for (belongs to)
Aaron, and you shall wave him for a Wave Offering
to the Face of hwhy: and shall be to you for
rationing (sharing, a
portion, allotment).
27 And you shall sanctify tathe breast
of the Wave
Offering, and ta the hip leg
of the Heave
Offering (Raise Offering) which is waved and the which is
heaved up (raised
up) from the
Ram of the Consecration (Fulfillment) from which shall be for [(belong
to)] Aaron and from which shall be for
[(belong to)] his sons: 28 And shall
be for [(belong to)] Aaron and for (to) his sons
for a Statute
of Ages from tathe Sons of
Israel: for he is
a Heave
Offering (Raise Offering): and shall be a Heave Offering
(Raise
Offering) fromtathe Sons of
Israel from the Sacrifices of their Peace Offerings, of their Heave
Offerings (Raise Offerings) to hwhy.
This relates to the Second Ram which the blood was used ealier to be
placed on the Priests' right ear, right thumb and right big toe.
Verses twenty nine and thirty
THE HIGH PRIEST GARMENTS
29 And the Sacred (Holy) Garments which shall be for [(belong to)]
Aaron shall
be for [(belong to)]
his
sons
after him to be
anointed in them,
and to (for) fill (filling, consecrate,
consecrating)ta-their hands
in them.
30 And the Priest at his stead from his sons shall clothe
them seven
days which shall enter (go) to the Tent of
Appointment to minister in the Sacred Area (Sanctuary, Holy
Area).
An example of passing the High Priest Garments is when Aaron had to
give
the High Priest Garments to his son, Eleazar, which is noted in the
Torah
portion of Khukath, in the book of Numbers.
Numbers 20:22And pulled up
(journeyed) from Kadesh.
And the Sons of Israel, of all of the
Congregation, they came at the Hor of the Mount [(Mount of the Hor,
Mount Hor)]. 23
And hwhy spoke to
Moses and
to
Aaron on the Hor of the Mount
[(Mount of the Hor, Mount Hor)], upon the border of the land
of Edom, to say,
24 Aaron
shall be gathered to his People: for shall not go to the land
which I have given to the Sons of Israel, upon which you
rebelled at ta-My Mouth by
the waters of
Meribah. 25 Take ta-Aaron, and ta-Eleazar,
his son, and ascend them at the Hor of the Mount
[(Mount of the Hor, Mount Hor)]: 26 And shall strip
ta-Aaron of ta-his Garments, and you shall
have ta-Eleazar, his
son, clothe them: and Aaron
shall be
gathered and shall die there. 27 And Moses did as the which hwhy commanded:
and they acended
to the Hor of the Mount [(Mount
of the Hor, Mount Hor)] to the eyes of all of the
Congregation. 28 And Moses
stripped ta-Aaron of ta-his Garments, and had ta-Eleazar, his
son clothed
them; and
Aaron died there in the head of the mountain (the Hor): and
Moses and
Eleazar
came
down from the mountain (the Hor). When Eleazar
took over the High Priesthood and wore the garments, he would
be wearing them for seven days according to this week's Torah portion
passage.
It has been passed down from generation to generation until it came to
Caiaphas, the High Priest, until Yeshua became the current and Eternal
High Priest from the result of Caiaphas renting his High Priest garment
and nullified
his High Priestship. This is what the apostle Paul noted in the book of
the Hebrews
Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things
which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an High Priest, who
is set on the Right Hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the heavens; When Yeshua took
over the High Priesthood from Caiaphas on Passover, Yeshua wore an
Unseamed Garment. Though it was removed from Him at His crucifixion,
the Garment was not ripped. Because the Garment was not worn for seven
days, according to the Commandment of this week's Torah portion
passage, there is no physical High Priest.
Though Yeshua is our Eternal High Priest according to the book of
Hebrews, He nullified the physical High Priesthood, so that He could be
"the Eternal Kingdom High Priest" and be The High Priest through us,
since our bodies are His Temples. !!!hwhy Kl dbk
Verses thirty-one through thirty
four
THE CONSECRATION OF THE RAM
(A.K.A. THE SECOND RAM) CONTINUED
31 And you
shall take ta-the Ram of
the Consecration (Fulfillment),
and you shall boil ta-his flesh in
the Sacred (Holy) Place.
32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat ta-the flesh of
the ram and ta-the bread which is in
the twig basket (willow twig
basket) at the Entrance of the Tent
of Appointment. 33 And they shall
eat them which the Atonement is in them to consecrate (fill)ta-their hand
to sanctify them: and a stranger shall not eat, for they are Sacred
(Holy). 34 And if
shall yether-remain (be remnant, be left) from the flesh of
the Consecration (Fulfillment), and from the bread until
the breaking period (morning), and you shall burn up ta-the yether-remainder (remnant,
leftover) in the fire: shall not be
eaten, for he is Sacred (Holy).
The Commandment to burn the flesh in the breaking period (morning) in
verse thirty
four of this week's Torah portion passage was
based from the Passover lamb sacrifice, which is noted in the Torah
portion of Bo, in the book of Exodus
Exodus 12:8And they shall eat ta-the flesh in
this
night roasted of fire and unleavened bread; they shall eat upon
bitters (bitter foods, bitter herbs). 9 You shall not eat from him raw
(tough), and sodden (boiling) from boiling in
water, for but roasted of fire; his head shall be upon his legs and
upon his nearness
(inwards). 10 And you shall
not leave (remain) from him
until
breaking period (morning); and of that remaining (left) from him until
breaking period
(morning) you shall
burn in the fire.
This is a seven day ceremonial festivity for the Levitical Priests
before they officially start their Priestly Service.
In verse thirty three of this week's Torah portion passage, it says
that the stranger shall not eat of it, because it only
relates to Aaron and his sons who are doing the Priestly Acts in the
Tabernacle.
Verses thirty five through
thirty
seven
35 And you shall do to
Aaron and to his sons, as the thus, according to [(as)] all which I
have
commanded you: You
shall fill (consecrate) their hand seven
days, 36
and you
shall do (offer) a bullock for a Sin Offering for the day upon
(over) the
Atonements: and
you shall purify (cleanse) upon (over) the Altar, in your Atonement
upon (over)
him, and you
shall anoint him to sanctify him. 37 Seven
days you shall atone
upon (over) the Altar, and you shall sanctify him; and shall be the
Altar of a
Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy
of Holies)]: of anything that touches on the Altar shall be Sacred
(Holy).
This act is just for the seven days in preparation for Aaron and his
sons to start their Priestly Acts in the Tabernacle.
Verses thirty eight through
forty six
THE DAILY SACRIFICES
38 And this is which you shall
do (offer) upon (over) the Altar; two sheep, sons of
a
year, by (for) the day, continually. 39 ta-the one sheep you shall do (offer) in the breaking period
(morning); and tathe second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods
(evenings): 40 And a
tenth of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil, a fourth of the hin, beaten; and a
Drink Offering (Libation Offering) of a
fourth of the hin of wine shall be for the one sheep. 41 And tathe second sheep you shall do (offer) between the mixing periods
(evenings), and you shall do to
her
as (like)
the
Donation
Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion
Offering) of
the breaking period (morning) and as (like)
her
Drink
Offering (Libation Offering), for
a pleasant scent of a Fire Offering to hwhy,
42 a Continual Elevation
Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt
Offering) for your
generations at the
Entrance of
the Tent of Appointment to the Face of hwhy which I
will appoint to you
there to speak to you there. 43 And I will appoint there to
the Sons of Israel and shall be sanctified in My Glory. 44
And I will sanctify ta-the Tent of Appointment, and ta-the Altar: And I
will sanctify ta-Aaron and ta-his sons for the Priestship
(to do Priestly Acts) to Me. 45 And I will tabernacle in the midst of
the Sons of Israel,
and I will be to them for Elohim. 46 And they shall know for I
am hwhy, their
Elohim, which brought
them out from the land of Egypt to tabernacle Myself in their midst: I
am hwhy, their
Elohim.
The Daily Sacrifice is also noted in the Torah portion of Pinkhas, in
the book of Numbers
Numbers 28:3And you shall
say to them, This is the Fire
Offering which
you
shall bring near to hwhy; two perfect sheep
of sons of a year, by the day, of a Continual Elevation Offering (Ascension
Offering, Burnt Offering). 4
You
shall do (offer) ta-the
one sheep in the breaking period (morning), and you shall do (offer) tathe second sheep between the
mixing periods (evenings); 5 and the tenth of the
ephah
of flour
for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food
Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering), overflowed (mixed) in
beaten
(crushed, ?stamped?)
oil, of a fourth of the hin. 6
A Continual Elevation Offering [(Continual
Ascension
Offering, Continual Burnt Offering)] that was done (offered) on
Mount Sinai for
a
pleasant scent of a Fire Offering to hwhy, 7 and his Drink
Offering (Libation Offering) shall be a fourth of the hin for the one
sheep:
in the Sacred Area (Sanctuary) shall be the pouring (libation) of the
of the
Drink Offering (Libation Offering), of a strong drink to hwhy. 8 And you shall do (offer)
tathe second sheep between the
mixing periods (evenings): as a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food
Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion
Offering) of the
breaking period (morning), and as his Drink Offering (Libation
Offering), you shall do (offer) of a
Fire Offering of a
pleasant scent to hwhy.
Indirectly
related, this would apply
to us as believers in Yeshua to offer ourselves to be daily
sacrifices, which the apostle Paul noted in his letter to the assembly
in
Rome
Romans
12:1 I beseech
you therefore, brethren, by the Mercies of hwhy, that ye
present your bodies
a living sacrifice, Holy, acceptable unto hwhy, which is
your reasonable
service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and Perfect, Will of hwhy.
Yeshua also noted this, which is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 9:23 And He said to them
all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow Me.
The purpose of the believer's daily sacrifice is to be set apart from
the world on a daily basis, like the Continual Elevation Offerings from
the
Levitical Priests who
were set apart to serve hwhy
daily.
This is what the apostle John noted in his book of Revelation
Revelation 18:4 And I
heard another voice from the heavens, saying, Come out of
her, My People, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that
ye receive not of her plagues.
In verse forty-one of this week's Torah portion passage, when it says
"between the mixing periods", which is in the
Hebrew text "beyn ha-aravim" (Mybreh
Nyb), and it means
after dusk and before dawn, meaning in the complete darkness of the
night.
CHAPTER
30 Exodus
30:1-10
Exo
30:1 And you
shall do (make) an Altar incensing (smoking, fuming, burning) incense (smoke, fume, burning):
you shall do (make) him of trees (wood) of
shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim
wood, acacia trees, acacia wood]. 2 A cubit
shall be
his length, and a
cubit
shall be his width; shall be
square: and two
cubits shall be his
height: from him shall be his Horns.
3 And you
shall overlay (sheet over) him of pure gold ta-his roof (top), and
ta-his walls
all around, and ta-his Horns;
And you
shall do (make) for him a Crown
(Chaplet) of gold all around. 4 And
you shall do (make) for him two Rings
of gold
from under to his Crown (Chaplet), upon (over) the
two
of his ribs
(sides) you shall do (make) upon (over) the two of
his
sides; And shall
be
for housings for the Poles to bear (carry. lift up) him on them.
5 And you
shall do (make) ta-the Poles
of trees (wood) of shittim
(acacia) [shittim trees, shittim
wood, acacia trees, acacia wood],
and you shall overlay (sheet over) them of gold. 6 And you
shall give him to the face
of the Veil
which is upon (over) the Ark of the Testimony
(Witness) to the face
of
the Mercy
Seat (Atoning Seat) which is upon (over)
the Testimony (Witness) which I will
appoint to
you there. 7 And Aaron
shall incense (smoke, fume, burn) the Incense of
Spices upon him in the breaking period
(morning),
in the
breaking period (morning): shall incense (smoke,
fume, burn)in
his trimming (dressing, gooding, cheering, make good, make well) ta-the Lamps.
8 And Aaron
in ascending (elevating) ta-the Lamps
between the
mixing periods (evenings) shall incense (smoke,
fume, burn)incense (smoke, fume, burning) continually to the
Face of
hwhy for
your generations.
9 You shall not ascend (elevate) him strange incense (smoke, fume, burning) upon (over)
him, and
an
Elevation
Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and a Donation
Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering Grain Offering, Apportion
Offering); and
you shall not pour out (libate)
a Drink
Offering (Libation Offering) upon (over) him. 10 And Aaron shall atone
upon his Hornsonce
in the year from the blood of the Sin Offering of
the Atonements: Shall
atone upon him once in
the year for your
generations: he shall
be a
Sacred (Holy) of
Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)] to hwhy.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Verses one through six
THE ALTAR OF THE INCENSE
(OR THE
GOLDEN CENSER)
1 And you
shall do (make) an Altar incensing (smoking, fuming, burning) incense (smoke, fume, burning):
you shall do (make) him of trees (wood) of
shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim
wood, acacia trees, acacia wood]. 2 A cubit
shall be
his length, and a
cubit
shall be his width; shall be
square: and two
cubits shall be his
height: from him shall be his Horns.
3 And you
shall overlay (sheet over) him of pure gold ta-his roof (top), and
ta-his walls
all around, and ta-his Horns;
And you
shall do (make) for him a Crown
(Chaplet) of gold all around. 4 And
you shall do (make) for him two Rings
of gold
from under to his Crown (Chaplet), upon (over) the
two
of his ribs
(sides) you shall do (make) upon (over) the two of
his
sides; And shall
be
for housings for the Poles to bear (carry. lift up) him on them.
5 And you
shall do (make) ta-the Poles
of trees (wood) of shittim
(acacia) [shittim trees, shittim
wood, acacia trees, acacia wood],
and you shall overlay (sheet over) them of gold. 6 And you
shall give him to the face
of the Veil
which is upon (over) the Ark of the Testimony
(Witness) to the face
of
the Mercy
Seat (Atoning Seat) which is upon (over)
the Testimony (Witness) which I will
appoint to
you there. THE SYMBOLIC
MEANINGS OF THE ALTAR OF THE FUMING (BURNING) OF INCENSE (OR THE GOLDEN
CENSOR) Shittim
Wood:Man, also could be
Scourging and
Piercing and Lashing Gold:Kingdom,
Eternal, Perfection Spices/Incense:Worship
(source:
maranathalife.com)/Prayers of the Saints Incense:Prayers of the People/Saints GENDER:
Altar of the Fuming (Burning) of Incense:MALE Crown (Wreath):(MALE?) Horns:FEMALE Rings:FEMALE Poles:MALE
The Altar of the
Incense,
in U.S. measurements, is 1 1/2 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 3 feet
high.
Question: Two chapters ago of this week's Torah portion, the subject
was about the items for the
Tent of Appointment. This week's Torah portion's previous chapter was
about
the Priests and the Priests' Garments. How come the plan of the Altar
of Incense was
not mentioned until now two chapters later? Why wasn't it placed with
the items for the Tent of Appointment in the Torah portion of
T'rumah, in the book of Exodus? I don't have an answer to this at this
time.
Mark Moses of El Shaddai
Ministries noted that hwhy said later in
the Torah to
not to burn strange incense as noted in this chapter
Exodus 30:9You shall not ascend
(elevate) him strange incense upon (over)
him,...
Mark Moses also noted that we are like inense (as well as our prayers)
and are a pleasant scent to hwhy. Thank you Mark.
The apostle Paul noted the Golden Censer in the Holy
of Holies, which is noted in the book of the Hebrews
Hebrew 9:3
And after the
second Veil, the Tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all;
4 Which
had the Golden Censer...
The apostle John noted the prayer of the Saints and
the Golden Censer in the end times, which is noted in the book of
Revelation
Revelation
8:3 And
another angel came and stood at the Altar, having a Golden
Censer; and
there was given unto him much Incense, that he should offer it with the
prayers of all saints upon the Golden Altar which was before the
Throne. 4 And the smoke of the Incense, which came with the
prayers of the Saints, ascended up before hwhy out of the
angel's hand.
5 And the angel took the Censer, and filled it with fire of
the Altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and
thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
This is an example image of what the Altar of Incense could have looked
like
Looking at the word INCENSING
(SMOKING, FUMING, BURNING)
The Hebrew word forincensing
(smoking, fuming, burning) is
"meek-tahr"- Mem, Kuph, Tet, Resh (rjqm).
It is from
Strong's Concordance number 4729, and its definition
From
H6999; something to fume (incense) on, that is, a hearth place: - to
burn . . . upon.
from 6999 "kah-tahr" (rjq),
and its definition
A
primitive root (rather identical with H7000 through the idea of
fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the
occupants); to smoke, that is, turn into fragrance by fire (especially
as an act of worship): - burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for)
incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
This Hebrew word "meek-tahr" is the only time it exists in the entire
Tanakh.
Verses seven and eight
7 And Aaron
shall incense (smoke, fume, burn) the Incense of
Spices upon him in the breaking period
(morning),
in the
breaking period (morning): shall incense (smoke,
fume, burn)in
his trimming (dressing, gooding, cheering, make good, make well) ta-the Lamps.
8 And Aaron
in ascending (elevating) ta-the Lamps
between the
mixing periods (evenings) shall incense (smoke,
fume, burn)incense (smoke, fume, burning) continually to the
Face of
hwhy for
your generations. In verse seven
of this week's Torah portion passage,
the King James Version translated to do it "in the
morning" (KJV) 7 And
Aaron shall burn
thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps,
he shall burn
incense upon it.
Aaron
was only told one time to do it, which is from the Hebrew, "ba-boker
ba-boker" (rqbb rqbb), which
literally translates "in the
breaking period (morning),
in the breaking (morning)", meaning every time during the breaking
period
(morning), during the early part of the day before the sun arose.
In verse eight of this week's Torah portion passage, when it says
"between the mixing periods", which is in the Hebrew text "beyn
ha-aravim" (Mybreh
Nyb), it means
after dusk and before dawn, meaning in the complete darkness of the
night.
The King James Version translates verse eight of this week's Torah
portion passage this way:
(KJV) 8 And when Aaron
lighteth the lamps at
even, he shall
burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before hwhy throughout
your generations.
Question: "What is that the phrase the
translators
should have interpreted"? This phrase "at even" is taken from the
Hebrew
text phrase "beyn
ha-arabbim" (Mybreh
Nyb).
Beyn is
interpreted "between", and that is understood. Ha-arabbim is commonly
interpreted "the evenings"- in KJV "at even".
Looking at the following words:
BETWEEN
The Hebrew word for between is
"beyn"- Bet, Yod, Nun Sophit (Nyb). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 996, and its definition
(Sometimes
in the plural masculine or feminine); properly the constructively
contracted form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction;
but used only as a preposition, between (repeated before each noun,
often with other particles); also as a conjugation, either... or: -
among, asunder, at, between (-twixt . . . and), + from (the widest), X
in, out of, whether (it be... or), within.
Beyn is translated as "between".
MIXING PERIOD The Hebrew word for mixing
period is
"eh-rehv"- Ayin, Resh, Bet (bre). Its is from
Strong's Concordance number 6153, and its defintion
From
H6150; dusk: - + day, even (-ing, tide), night.
from 6150 "ah-rahv" (bre), and its
definition
A
primitive root (rather identical with H6148 through the idea of
covering with a texture); to grow dusky at sundown: - be darkened,
(toward) evening.
from 6148 "ah-rahv" (bre), and its definition
A
primitive root; to braid, that is, intermix; technically to traffic (as
if by barter); also to give or be security (as a kind of exchange): -
engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give
pledges, be (-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Erev is translated as "evening" or "mixing".
What sticks out in this definition are the meanings "braid", "mingle",
and
"intermix"- it also could be "mix". These interpretations provide the
best possibilities for the word. To get to the point, "arabbim" is
plural, and take the interpretation "mix" and pluralize it, and we get
"mixings" or "mixing periods". So the phrase should actually say
"between the mixing periods",
meaning that this phrase could be used interchangeably, whether for the
purpose of the night, or for the purpose of the day. A good example is
in the Exodus story where the Israelite people are
kill the Passover lamb "between the mixing periods", which is noted in
the
Torah portion of Bo, in the book of Exodus
Exodus 12:5A lamb shall be a perfect
(complete) remembered one
(male) of a son of a year: shall
be for
yourselves from the
lambs, and you shall take from the kids (young goats): 6 And shall
be for you
to keep (guard, watch, observe) until the four ten (fourteen) day of
(for) this
renewed month: and all of the Assembly of the Congregation of Israel,
they
shall slaughter
him
between the mixing periods.
This means that the Israelites were to kill it "between the mixing
periods" in
the night meaning the mixing period from light to dark after sunset
below the
horizon, and the mixing from dark to light before sunrise above the
horizon (Note: the Passover lamb was intended to be killed after it
becomes dark, otherwise the Angel of Death would not have come in the
middle of the night).
In verse eight of this week's
Torah portion passage, it means
that Aaron was
to set up the Lamp and burn incense upon it "between the mixing
periods", which occurs on the beginning of the new Biblical day.
Verses nine and ten
9 You shall not ascend
(elevate) him strange incense (smoke, fume, burning) upon (over)
him, and
an
Elevation
Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and a Donation
Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering Grain Offering, Apportion
Offering); and
you shall not pour out (libate)
a Drink
Offering (Libation Offering) upon (over) him. 10 And Aaron shall atone
upon his Hornsonce
in the year from the blood of the Sin Offering of
the Atonements: Shall
atone upon him once in
the year for your
generations: he shall
be a
Sacred (Holy) of
Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)] to hwhy.
Aaron and the Priests were told not to offer strange offerings, incense
or sacrifices to hwhy. A perfect
example of this was noted when Nadab and
Abihu offered strange fire to hwhy and were burned
to death as noted
earlier, which is noted in the Torah portion of Sh'mini, in the book of
Exodus
Leviticus
10:1And Nadab
and the Abihu, the sons of Aaron, they took a man his censer, and they
gave fire in
them,
and they set incense upon her, and they brought near a strange
fire to the Face of
hwhy which was
not commanded
them. 2 And a fire, she went out from of the Face of hwhy, and she consumed them, and
they died to the Face of hwhy. As a result, the
two brothers reaped what they sowed by being a fire unto
themselves with the help of hwhy,
and it cost
them their lives.
When it says in verse ten of this week's Torah portion passage that
Aaron was to make atonement once a year, it is
referring to the Yom Kippur Sacrifice that the High Priest does once a
year,
which is noted located in the Torah portion of Akharey Moth, in the
book of
Leviticus, in chapter sixteen.
Also, Yeshua became the Atonement for us, which the Apostle Paul noted
in
his letter to
the assembly in Rome
Romans 5:8 But the Adon commendeth His Love
toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us. 9 Much more then, being
now justified by His Blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if, when we were
enemies, we were reconciled to hwhy by the death of His Son,
much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His Life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy
in hwhy through our
Adon Yeshua, the Messiah, by whom we have now received the Atonement.
Yeshua atoned our sins for us that we might have life in Him by His
Blood.