Torah Portion Vayikra Leviticus 1-6:7 Study Notes 2022

Torah Portion 24 – Vayikra “and he called” 21-22

Leviticus 1:1 – 6:7

Targums link: https://parableofthevineyard.com/wp-content/uploads/Targum-Leviticus-Not-Final.pdf

Before we begin – Vayikra means: “and he called”

Hidden code pointing to YHWH https://www.bereanpublishers.com/a-hidden-torah-secret/
This book isn’t just for levites, it is for those who want to draw near to YHWH
Teaches clean and unclean, profane and holiness: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eze+22%3A26%2C+exo+19%3A5-6%2C+1+peter+2%3A5%2C+1+pet+1%3A16&version=KJV
People are looking for the next big thing; this is a big part of it

– Freewill Sacrifices and offerings will resume in New Jerusalem (Ezekiel 40-47)

– We have evidence in the Torah of certain sacrifices before the official giving of the Torah at mt. sinai – Adam, Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses

– 1^st Adam and Eve https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe028.htm

Olah (Whole burnt offering) – for total consecration of the offerer’s life to YHWH
Mincha (Grain offering) – token of the offerer’s life to his fellow man & detachment from cares of posessions
Shelamim (Peace offering) – symbolizes fellowship between YHWH and His people
Chatat (Sin offering) – brought to atone for personal or congregational sin
Asham (Guilt offering) – brought for sins not considered as serious as the sin offering, swearing falsely, etc.

1)

All the sacrifices point to Yahusha and what he did for us
Olah is voluntary

1:2 – Clean animals: bulls, goats, rams, lambs, doves, etc.. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is+1%3A10-18%2C+matt+23%3A23%2C+ps+24%3A3-6%2C+ps+18%3A19-24%2C+luke+1%3A5-6%2C+deut+30%3A11-14&version=KJV

1:4 – The animal is in our place – Jasher 23:69-75 https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/23.htm

If you haven’t slaughtered an animal before… it’s intense

1:10 – Yahusha is the unblemished one https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+pet+1%3A18-20%2C+Hebrews+4%3A15-16%2C+1+john+2%3A6%2C+jude+1%3A23%2C+james+1%3A22-27%2C+1+timothy+6%3A6-14%2C+2+pet+3%3A14&version=KJV

Olah is a whole burnt offering – We have to fully give ourselves to him https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A1-2%2C+rom+6%3A11-18%2C+1+cor+6%3A19-20%2C+jer+31%3A31-33%2C+eze+36%3A25-27&version=KJV

Ascending wife https://biblehub.com/interlinear/leviticus/1-9.htm
Everything we have https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+119%3A10-12%2C+matt+10%3A34-39&version=KJV

Targums: 1:1,

2)

Meat = Mincha – grain offering – voluntary offering to draw near to YHWH

2:1 – Not cheap stuff here! Remember Elisha story?

2:5 – Yahusha is the unleavened bread!

2:11 – No leaven (bad doctrine) Without leaven https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A35-51%2C+matt+16%3A6%2C11&version=KJV

2:12 – 144,000 are the firstfruits (not burnt): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rev+14%3A1-5&version=KJV

And https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+esdras+16%3A74-78%2C+2+esdras+6%3A23-26&version=RSV

2:13 – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A13-16%2C+col+4%3A6&version=KJV

– covenant of salt https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/covenant-of-salt/

Salt: Flavors, preserves
destroying (proclaiming judgement) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=gen+19%3A26%2C+luke+17%3A30-32%2C+deut+29%3A23%2C+&version=KJV

Fertilizing – remember, the world is a field and we are here to help the harvest

Mincha – symbolized detachment from worldly goods, or care of such: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt+19%3A21-29%2C+gen+28%3A22%2C+mal+3%3A7-10%2C+mark+4%3A19%2C+matt+6%3A19-20&version=KJV

Yahusha fulfilled the Olah and mincha: https://biblehub.com/interlinear/psalms/40-6.htm

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eph+5%3A1-2&version=KJV Obviously he was anointed with oil!

Targums:2:12,

3)

Shelamim – peace/ thanksgiving offering – a way to thank and draw near to him

Draw near: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A7-8&version=KJV

He is our peace offering; https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eph+2%3A13-15%2C+rom+5%3A1%2C+heb+12%3A14%2C+heb+13%3A14-16%2C+hos+14%3A1-2&version=KJV

3:10 – Kidneys

Hidden organs (they are the last you get to in the body)
Likened to the ‘inner man’ depths of the will/being.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+26%3A1-7%2C+ps+18%3A49&version=KJV

3:14 – The Fat

It is excess, given to Yahuah
It is the richest part of an animal.
- This should be a reminder to give Yahuah our best : https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rom+12%3A1&version=KJV