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”

 

 

– 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

– 1st 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

 

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

 

  • How can we give the fat to Yahuah these days?
    • Fasting burns the fat 😀

 

3:17 – Don’t eat all the riches and don’t consume one’s life (symbology)

 

4)

Chatat

4:6 – sprinkling blood for our sins https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+pet+1%3A1-2%2C+1+cor+15%3A3-4%2C+rev+7%3A13-17&version=KJV

 

4:14 – can’t turn a blind eye when you found out (remember when we found out about Christmas etc…)

 

4:18 – 4 chambers of the heart

 

5)

Asham – Guilt offering – unintentional violation

 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is+53%3A10-12&version=KJV

 

5 end – 1 John 2 (if we stumble/mess up) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+john+2%3A1-2&version=KJV

 

 

6)

Sacrifices:  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+3%3A19-24%2C+rom+2%3A13%2CHebrews+9%2C10%3A1-31%2C13%3A13-16%2C+ps+51%3A15-17%2C+Psalm+40%3A6-8%2C+1+sam+15%3A22-23%2C+jer+7%3A21-23&version=NASB

 

Psalm 50 http://targum.info/pss/ps2.htm

 

He announced the ceasing of animal sacrifices many times https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=amos+3%3A7%2C+dan+9%3A24-27&version=KJV

 

 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is+56%3A4-7&version=KJV

 

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