SERIES D --- YHVH’S TABERNACLE --- LESSON 18

THE SACRIFICE

OFFERINGS TO ADONAI

From Leviticus 9

The seven days of the consecration ceremony for Aaron and his sons had passed. On the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron, his sons and the elders of Israel. Offer a perfect bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, Moses told Aaron. They must be without blemish and must be offered to Adonai. Tell the people of Israel to take a male goat for a sin offering, also a calf and a lamb, both of them a year old and without blemish, for a burnt offering. For peace offerings they must sacrifice an ox and a ram and a grain offering of flour mixed with oil. Do all of these things, for today Adonai will appear to the people. The people of Israel brought what Moses commanded them and they stood with these things before the entrance to the tabernacle. When you have done all that Adonai has Commanded you, the glory of Adonai will appear to you, Moses told the people. Then he gave further instructions to Aaron. Go to the altar and offer your sin offering and burnt offering, he said. Make atonement for yourself and for your people. Prepare the people’s offering and make atonement for them as Adonai has Commanded. Aaron went to the altar and killed the calf to be used for the sin offering for himself. His sons presented the blood to him and he dipped his finger in it and put some of it on the horns of the altar and then poured the rest of it at the base of the altar. Then he burned the fat, the kidneys and the lobe of the liver of this calf as a burnt offering upon the altar, with the smoke rising upward, as Adonai had Commanded Moses. But he burned the meat and the skin of the calf outside the camp. After that, Aaron killed the animal to be used for the burnt offering. When Aaron’s sons presented the blood of the animal to him, he sprinkled it around the altar. His sons also presented the animal in pieces to Aaron and he burned each piece upon the altar. He washed the entrails and legs and burned them also upon the altar as a burnt offering. After that, Aaron killed the goat to be used for the people’s offering and offered it for sin in the same way he had made the offering for himself. The people’s burnt offering was presented to Adonai just as He had Commanded. The grain offering was presented next. Aaron took a handful of the mixture and burned it upon the altar along with the usual morning burnt offering. He then killed the ox and the ram which were to be used for the people’s peace offering. Aaron’s sons presented the blood to him and he sprinkled it around the altar. The fat of the ox and the ram, including the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys and the lobe of the liver and the fat on the breasts was placed upon the altar and offered up in fire and smoke. Aaron then waved the breasts and right shoulders toward Adonai, as a gesture of presenting them to Adonai, as Moses had commanded. Finally, Aaron stretched forth his hands toward the people and blessed them. After making the sin offering, the burnt offering and the peace offerings, Aaron stepped down from the altar. Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle for a while and when they returned and blessed the people, the glory of Adonai appeared before all the people. Fire came from the presence of Adonai and burned up the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all of the people saw the fire, they cried out and fell before Adonai with their faces to the ground.

COMMENTARY

OFFERINGS AT THE ALTAR

When the word {offering} is used today, most people think of money put into a cup or placed on a plate during worship services. But in biblical times, the word usually meant animals or food sacrificed to YHVH on an altar. When an Israelite had committed a sin and wanted to atone and bring himself back to YHVH, he brought a sin offering to the tabernacle altar. What animal was to be used depended on the finances of the sinner. If he was poor, the sinner could bring turtledoves, pigeons, even flour. The average Israelite brought a nanny goat or a lamb. Rulers sacrificed hilly goats. Priests used a young bull. The sinner placed his hand on the sacrifice, perhaps in order to identify the animal as his substitute. The death of the animal was atonement for the sins of that person. Certain pieces of the animal’s fat, its kidneys and liver were burnt on the altar. Some edible parts were given to the priest and the rest burnt outside the tabernacle. Recovery from certain illnesses also called for a burnt offering. When an animal was totally offered to YHVH, it was completely burnt at the altar. The peace offering was one of praise, thanks or special prayer. The animal was killed at the courtyard entrance, and then treated in the same way as a sin offering.

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They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
John 18:5 ESV

The ESV, usually very literal, I think adds too much text here. Yeshua didn't say "I am he", but simply "I am". Of course, one can still argue about what he meant by that.

In this chapter, Yeshua is recorded saying "I am" three times, while Peter says, "I am not" three times.

And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue.
Mark 7:33

Human saliva contains enzymes that promote healing, but that is clearly not what is happening in these instances. Jewish folklore believed that the saliva of a firstborn son had healing power. I doubt that is relevant either, but I don't have another explanation.

Why did he take the man away from the crowd? Perhaps to give the man room to hear clearly, a metaphor of distancing oneself from the world in order to hear God?

It's a very odd episode.

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Acts 14:8,19

SERIES D --- YHVH’S TABERNACLE --- LESSON 17

CONSECRATION CEREMONY

THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY FOR AARON AND HIS SONS

From Leviticus 8

[Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tabernacle, Adonai told Moses. Bring the garments you have made for them, the anointing oil and the bull for the sin offering, the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread. Then call all of the people of Israel to gather there for a meeting.] Moses obeyed Adonai’s Commandments, doing all that He had said. When the people of Israel had gathered before the doorway of the tabernacle, Moses spoke to them. Adonai has Commanded us to do these things, he told them. Moses had Aaron and his sons come to the entrance of the tabernacle, where he washed them with water. Then he put the sacred robe upon Aaron, tied the sash about his waist, put the ephod on him and tied its band about him. He put the breastpiece on Aaron and in the pouch or pocket of it he put the Urim and Thummim. Moses then placed the turban on Aaron’s head and fastened the golden plate, the holy crown, at its front, just as Adonai had Commanded. Moses anointed the tabernacle and all its furnishings by sprinkling the anointing oil on them. He anointed the altar and its utensils seven times, as well as the laver and its stand, consecrating them to Adonai. Next, Moses anointed Aaron, pouring some of the anointing oil on his head, to consecrate him to Adonai. After that, Moses clothed Aaron’s sons with their robes and sashes and put caps on their heads, as Adonai had Commanded him. He brought the young bull that would be a sin offering to the tabernacle entrance and had Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head. Then Moses killed it and put some of its blood on the horns of the altar, to purify the altar. He poured the blood that was left at the base of the altar, consecrating the altar, to make atonement for it. Moses took the fat that was on the entrails of the young bull, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat and burned these upon the altar as an offering. He burned the rest of the bull and its waste materials in a fire outside the camp, as Adonai had Commanded Moses. The ram of the burnt offering was brought to the tabernacle and after Aaron and his sons put their hands upon its head, Moses killed it and sprinkled its blood around the altar. He cut the ram into pieces and burned them with the head and suet. Then he washed the entrails and legs with water and burned them upon the altar. The entire ram was offered as a burnt offering, presenting a pleasing aroma to Adonai, just as Adonai had Commanded Moses. Moses brought the second ram, which was to be used for the ceremony of consecration. After Aaron and his sons put their hands upon its head, he killed it, putting some of its blood on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand and the big toe of his right foot. Moses also put some of the blood on Aaron’s sons, on the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands and the big toes of their right feet. He then poured the rest of the blood around the sides of the altar. Moses took several pieces of the ram; the fat, the tail, the fat upon the entrails, the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, as well as the right thigh. From the basket of unleavened bread set before Adonai, he took one unleavened cake; one cake of bread mixed with oil and one wafer and placed them upon the pieces of the ram. He presented these to Aaron and his sons, who in turn presented them as a wave offering to Adonai, waving them back and forth. After the offering, Moses took these things from the hands of Aaron and his sons and burned them as a burnt offering to Adonai. They were a consecration offering by fire, sending a pleasing aroma to Adonai. Moses presented the ram’s breast as a wave offering to Adonai. For this particular ceremony it was Moses’ portion of the ram, as Adonai had Commanded him. Moses next mixed some of the blood from the altar with some of the anointing oil and sprinkled it upon Aaron and his sons and all their garments, consecrating Aaron and his sons and their garments to Adonai. Boil the meat of the ram at the doorway of the tabernacle, Moses told Aaron and his sons. Eat it there with the bread from the basket which is set apart for consecration, as I have told you to do. Then burn the leftover meat and bread in the fire. Remain at the entrance of the tabernacle for seven days, until the time of your consecration is completed, for Adonai will complete your consecration in seven days. All of these things which we are doing today have been Commanded by Adonai, to make atonement for you. Remember now, to remain at the entrance of the tabernacle for seven days, for if you leave, you will die. Adonai has spoken! Aaron and his sons did exactly as Adonai Commanded them through Moses.

COMMENTARY

RITES OF SANCTIFICATION

When the tabernacle was set up in the wilderness for the first time, certain ceremonies had to be performed before it could be used as a place of worship. The purpose was to sanctify both the tabernacle and the priests who performed the rituals. It was essential that they be set apart as especially holy. The people of Israel always cleaned themselves before they took part in certain religious acts. Doing this set the acts apart from everyday activities and thus made them special. The cleansing procedure for ordinary Israelites was less complicated than for priests, but they had some things in common. A person who wanted to be sanctified washed the clothes he wore, usually the only clothes he or she owned. Hands and feet were carefully washed. Married people refrained from sexual activities for a certain period of time. These actions made a person ritually clean and ready to worship YHVH. The outer cleanliness was meant in part as a sign of inner purity.