Torah Portion 35 – Naso “Take Up”
Numbers 4:21 – 7:89
Duties of the priests, Purification of the camp, Laws of restitution, Laws about the accused adulterer, Laws for Nazarites, Priestly Blessing
4)
4:32 – Inventory (organization)
- Parallel differences of life styles
- Tilling, preparing
Dispensing of Job duties (all spectrum needed) – Sirach 38-39
4 End: Order of the ancients Ch 8 (pg. 29)
- Rom 12 (one body, many duties)
- Eph 4:11-18 (many offices)
5)
5:2 – Spiritual defilement
5:14 – “other spirits” – verses
- Jealousy in a marriage – verses
5:22 – The cup given to the adulterous woman – verses
- 2 Chronicles 21 (Jehoram)
- Yahusha died the death for the adulterous bride of the covenant. The crucifixion would have caused his belly to swell and thighs to rot.
- Revelation 8:10-11
- Wormwood verses
5:31 – A man must put YHWH first – Deut 13
6)
Yahusha discouraging vowing? – Ecc 5:1-6
6:7
6:21 – Nazarites – verses
- Strength of Nazarites in the Ruach??
- Nazarite reflection with Joseph’s princely reign – verses
- Proverbs 31 – Manchild promise – Verses
- Lam 4:7 – Gen 49
- Luke 22:17-18 & Matt 27:34 – link
Key terms:
Alcohol – wine, strong drink (beer),
vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink
- Red wine vinegar, white wine v, balsamic
- Rice vinegar, beer vinegar (vinegar of strong drink Strongs)
- Nothing made from grapes (grapeseed oil, grape leaves (dolmades), raisins)
Vine tree – link
No razor upon his head – link
- Beard has its own word – link
- Face has its own word – panav
- Lev 19:27 distinguishes between two sets of hair – link
Dead body (not accidentally ingesting grapes) causes restart (Num 6:9)
- Septuagint mentions to “cherish the locks of thine head”
Priestly blessing (It is really the blessing of Yahuah)
- Bless (reference to the blessings or cursings for either keeping or disregarding the commands)
- Keep/Guard (also part of the blessings for keeping/guarding the commandments)
- Face shining upon (to have favor, granted access to him)
- Lift up countenance (to be happy with)
- Shalom
- Put his name ‘upon them’ – verses
- Name study link