Shmini“Eighth”

The 26th Torah Portion Reading3rd reading in the Book of Leviticus

Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47Ezekiel 36:16 - 38

Mark 9:2 – 13

Shmini

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ShminiThe Shadows of the Messiah

Titles of Messiah

• Sacrifice to Put Away Sin - Hebrews 9:26• Peace - Isaiah 52:7• The Imperishable One - Acts 2:27• The Right Hand - Psalm 110:1

Prophet, Priest, and King

Leviticus 9:1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

Prophet, Priest, and King

The Messiah – The Anointed One1. Prophet

In the years of His ministry among the disciples He functioned as a prophet.

2. PriestThe Master ministers even now as our high priestbefore the Father.

3. KingWhen He returns, He will come in glory, taking up David’s throne in Jerusalem. He will appear as King

The Eighth Day

In the Torah, the "eighth day" symbolizes a new beginning.The seventh day brings the Sabbath and the conclusion of the preceding week. The eighth day is the first day of the new week. After seven years, anew Sabbatical cycle begins.

The Sequestering

For the seven days of their ordination, Aaron and his sons remained sequestered in the Tabernacle. Theycould not leave, lest they die.

This sequestering helped to guarantee that the new initiates would not contract any ritual impurity during their inauguration.

The Willing Sacrifice

Leviticus 9:7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.

The Priest with Scarred Hands

Leviticus 9:22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.

Waiting for the Priest to Emerge

Leviticus 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

Messiah is the Glory of the LORD

Leviticus 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

Intercession of the Priests

Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

The Deaths of Nadab and Abihu

Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

Darosh Darash

Leviticus 10:16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

Darosh Darash

These two words are the exact halfway mark of the words of the Torah. This is to teach us that the entire Torah revolves around constant inquiry. One must never stop studying and seeking ever deeper and broader understanding of the Torah.

(Dege/ Machaneh Ephraim)

Seeking the Sin Offering

Leviticus 10:16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

Temperance

Leviticus 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

What Would Jesus Eat?

Leviticus 11:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

What Would Jesus Eat?

Isaiah 66:17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

The Roman Pig

Leviticus 11:7

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

The SignaturePsalm 40:7-8 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.