Parashat Tzav

[debi b]

Many messianics read the weekly Torah readings. Generally, Torah is the name given to the first five books of the Bible, although there are times when it refers to a larger body of text. The most basic meaning of the word Torah is teaching. Torah is HaShem’s (G-d’s) teaching to His people. In the Torah, HaShem tells us how to live. They are HaShem’s instructions to us. Each week we read a passage from the Torah. This passage is referred to as a parashah (if used in combination with the name of the passage parashah becomes parashat).

The Hebrew names of the first five books are derived from the first few words of the book. Bereshit = Genesis; Shemot = Exodus; Vayikra = Leviticus; Bamidbar = Numbers; Devarim = Deuteronomy. The Hebrew names for the parashah (passage) comes from the first few words in the reading.

Let us try to understand the Torah,
not as a book of law, and surely not as a book of lore, but as the book of life.
Let us read with our eyes and listen with our souls.
May our lives be transformed to what HaShem intended them to be.

Weekly Torah reading for March 26, 2005
Parashat Tzav
Vayikra [Leviticus] 6:1-8:36

Vayikra 6
1 And the L-rd spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Command [command = tzav] Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the Torah of the burnt offering; It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night to the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

[Sephania]

Yes,

Aytz cha-yeem he la-ma-chazee-keem ba, v'tome-cheh-ha m'oo-shahr. Dra-cheh-ha dahr-chay no-ahm, v-chol n'tee-vo-teh-ha shalom.

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[debi b]

It is interesting to me that one of the prcedures for the burnt offering is to wash the innards and the legs (think of feet).

Hmmmm - wash on the inside and wash feet.......

[debi b]

One offers a burnt offering when no "sin" is being addressed. One is to offer an animal, if you can't afford that one is to offer a bird, if you can't afford that one is to offer flour (a meal offering).

All are described equally as a "an aroma of pleasantness" to Adonai. This is to teach that Adonai sees them equally whether one can little or one can give much :)

[visionary]

It is interesting to me that one of the prcedures for the burnt offering is to wash the innards and the legs (think of feet).

Hmmmm - wash on the inside and wash feet.......Good point...Gave me a good visual of the Last supper where Yeshua tried to open up their hearts by washing their feet, so that He could clean inside too.