{"id":2963,"date":"2014-04-27T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2014-05-02T11:10:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T11:10:05","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-emor-the-resurrection-of-the-messiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-emor-the-resurrection-of-the-messiah\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parashat Emor, The Resurrection of the Messiah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GwSP_EK0v8Q\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This weeks reading is from Parsahat Emor (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 21:1-24:23<\/span><\/em>) the Lord speaks to the sons of Aaron to be careful not to defile themselves by touching a dead person among his people.\u00a0 The Mitzvah not to shave making baldness on our heads is given, and not to round the edges of our beards, or make cuts in our flesh.\u00a0 The Priests are not to take a woman who has profaned herself as a prostitute or to take a woman who is divorced from her husband (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">21:7<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The priest that is anointed with oil shall not tear his cloths, uncover his head, or defile himself by a dead person, not even his nearest relative (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">21:11<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The person who has a defect, who is lame, blind, or disfigured face or deformed limb, broken foot or hand, hunchback or dwarf, defect in his eye or skin malady, or crushed testicles, no one who has these defects in their bodies from the descendents of Aaron are to come near to offer the sacrifices before the Lord (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">21:18-21<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Additional commands are given on who may and may not eat of the holy gifts.\u00a0 The entering into the sanctuary in uncleanness and eating of the food that is given to the Priests results in the bearing of the guilt of sin.\u00a0 We are told that the animals brought for an offering before the Lord are to be perfect and without defect (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">22:18-25<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The Lord then declares His Moedim (Appointed times) and the scriptures declare in these appointed times that God is sanctified.\u00a0 The first Moedim is to work six days and rest on the seventh, the Shabbat day rest (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">23:3<\/span><\/em>), the second festival is Pesach (Passover) (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">23:5<\/span><\/em>) and the feast of Unleavened bread (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">23:6<\/span><\/em>), and then follows the Festival of Shavuot (Pentecost) (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">23:10-13<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The Feast of trumpets (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">23:26-32<\/span><\/em>) and Succot (Tabernacles) are also mentioned.\u00a0 This week\u2019s reading also states that\u00a0\u00a0 <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">24:22 \u2018There shall be one standard for you; it shall be for the stranger as well as the native, for I am the Lord your God.\u2019\u2018 (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Reading through the Scriptures from <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 23:9-13<\/span><\/em>, it is interesting to note that these Scriptures are rarely mentioned.\u00a0 What is significant of this festival?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d2<\/strong><br \/>\n\u05d8\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d9\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05df: \u05d9\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b3\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e4\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05df: \u05d9\u05d1\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e4\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e9\u05b9 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d2\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e1\u05b9\u05dc\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05df \u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05df:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 23:9-13<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 23:9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23:10 \u2018Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, \u2018When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. 23:11 \u2018He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 23:12 \u2018Now on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb one year old without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord. 23:13 \u2018Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to the Lord for a soothing aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a hin of wine. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 23:9-13<\/span><\/em>, we read the Lord telling Moshe to speak to the people saying \u05d9\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05df: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">23:10 \u2018Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, \u2018When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Here Moshe is explaining to the people that they need to bring the sheaf of the first fruits of their harvest to the priest.\u00a0 According to the Scriptures, the festival of Shavuot (Pentacost) is also known as the first day on which individuals could bring the Bikkurim (first fruits) to the Temple in Jerusalem (see <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mishnah Bikkurim 1:3<\/span><\/em>). The Bikkurim were brought from seven species of the Land of Israel: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 8:8<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The festival of Shavuot is very significant since this was the day on which the Torah was revealed by God to Israel at the Mountain of Sinai and also the time-frame in history when the Holy Spirit was given to the disciples in Jerusalem (see <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Acts 2<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Shavuot is also connected to the season of the grain harvest in Israel.\u00a0 In ancient times, the grain harvest lasted seven weeks and was a season of gladness (see <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 16:9-11, Jeremiah 5:24, Isaiah 9:2<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Interestingly enough, this celebration begins with the harvesting of barley during Passover marking the beginning of the counting of the omer, and ended with the harvesting of the wheat during Shavuot.\u00a0 In other words, on this day the priest would wave a sheaf (omer) of green barley of the new harvest before the Lord as a symbolic gesture of dedicating it to Him.\u00a0 In addition to this, a male lamb was then sacrificed as a burnt offering to the Lord (an Olah Korban), along with a minchah (grain offering of unleavened read mixed with oil) and wine (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 23:13<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Studying the text, it is remarkable that on this day a defect free male lamb was required to be offered along with bread and wine, the very symbols Yeshua used to direct our attention to His sacrifice upon the cross.<\/p>\n<p>The significance of the festival that few people speak about is regarding the chronology surrounding Yeshua\u2019s death, burial, and resurrection.\u00a0 Note also that a Hebrew day begins in the evening the prior night.\u00a0 The chronology goes something like this, the evening of Nisan 14, Yeshua had an early Seder, Wednesday night, and the Day time of Nisan 14 was the preparation day for Passover (see <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Luke 23:54 and Mark 15:42<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The night of the Seder (Wednesday night) Yeshua and his disciples went out to the mount of olives to pray and he was arrested.\u00a0 The trial and crucifixion come Thursday morning, and by Thursday afternoon, at the same time the Pesach Korban (the Passover Lamb) was sacrificed in the Temple, Yeshua died.\u00a0 Nisan 15, the High Shabbat of Pesach begins.\u00a0 Nisan 16, the evening is the Erev Shabbat services.\u00a0 That day during Nisan 16, was the waving of the omer, the sheaf of barley before the Lord.\u00a0 Yeshua was resurrected some time prior to sunrise in Sunday.\u00a0 Nisan 17, during the day time (early morning) the women brought the spices to the tomb to treat the body of Yeshua and they find him in the garden risen.\u00a0 It is also interesting to note that based on this Chronology, Yeshua was in the grave 3 days and 3 nights and He did not raise on Sunday morning as is taught today. Sunrise services are based upon a tradition passed down from the fertility religions of the neighboring nations and adaptation by the Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these things, the Apostle Paul links the waving of the Omer in the Temple in Jerusalem and the resurrection of Yeshua according to <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1 Corinthians 15:20-23<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1 Corinthians 15:20-23<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 15:21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ\u2019s at His coming, (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul clearly is drawing a parallel to the first fruits and the waving of the Omer.\u00a0 Additional references include Yeshua being the first begotten of the Father (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hebrews 1:6<\/span><\/em>), the firstborn of Creation (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Colossians 1:15-16<\/span><\/em>), the first begotten of the dead (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Revelation 1:5<\/span><\/em>), and <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">James 1:18<\/span><\/em> states <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1:18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The resurrection of the Messiah Yeshua demonstrates that He was accepted by God as a sacrifice for our sins.\u00a0 When our Father raised Yeshua from the dead, He confirmed the triumph and majesty of Yeshua as King of kings and Lord of Lords.\u00a0 Our pardon is contained within Yeshua\u2019s payment for our sins!\u00a0 Praise the Lord God Almighty for such a wonderful Salvation!\u00a0 Amen! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BTT_Parashat-Emor-2014.pdf\">BTT_Parashat Emor-2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weeks reading is from Parsahat Emor (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 21:1-24:23) the Lord speaks to the sons of Aaron to be careful not to defile themselves by touching a dead person among his people.\u00a0 The Mitzvah not to shave making baldness on our heads is given, and not to round the edges of our beards, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2963","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bits-of-torah-truth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}