VAYIKRA

VAYIKRA

Leviticus 1:1 – 5:19

Haftarah

Yeshayahu “Isaiah” 43:21-44:23

Brit Chadasha

Romiyah 8:1-13

Please Pray this

Prayer

First before reading.

In the name of Yahushua

Our Messiyah,

I pray for the Spirit of Understanding

The Spirit of Knowledge and

The Spirit of Wisdom

As I read through this Parashas

This Torah Portion is the 24^th portion in the yearly Torah Cycle, it begins with the Word “Vayikra El Moshe,” and God “EL” called to Moses and he responded. How was this voice spoken? Does it really matter? Moses was called and he responded. How much of us would respond as Moses did?

Every time Moses is called it is when a new command or a new project a new principle was to be established.

The last chapter in Exodus relates that the Corporate Tabernacle had been built and became a fitting-resting place for the Shechinah Glory, EL YAHWEH’S Presence, and for the sacrifice service.

So awesome was the Shechinah of EL YAHWEH, when it covers the Tabernacle that not even Moses could enter it. In the following verse, we hear EL YAHWEH calling Moses to enter the Tent of Meeting; Assuring Moses that the Tabernacle was built for the benefit of the people.

When EL YAHWEH called Moses, it was exclusively to Moses alone. EL YAHWEH’S Voice is powerful enough to shatter the cedars of Lebanon, and be heard throughout the world, but He called Moses by name. EL YAHWEH’S Word was spoken for all to hear, it was the people who were not worthy of hearing it.

This Sabbath of Vayikra gives us the opportunity to be the Vayikra El Moses, the one who hears the call of ABBA YAHWEH. We must have the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding to recognize the Calling of ABBA YAHWEH, for us alone.

How we see our lives is exactly how our lives will be. Every day, we experience scores of situations, some important, some not so important, some pleasing some not so pleasing. How do we evaluate their spiritual significant is important?

How we choose to perceive the various circumstances of our lives, those moments we could view each messages as coincidences or annoyances, we can either accept them as light from the CREATOR or denied them as spiritual lessons.

I can view the car key I could not find, which was right in front of me as the CREATOR preventing me from meeting in an accident, if I had leave two minute earlier, or a means of practicing patience.

Lev 1:1  And יהוה called to Mosheh, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying, - The Hebrew (קרא) word “call” come from the word (קרב) mean to bring near, also means that EL YAHWEH wishes to speak to Moses, and purposefully called to him. EL YAHWEH’S prophecy to Balaam in Numbers 23:16, however, is introduced by (קרה) without the end letter(ה), a word that has two connotations: Change (דּבר) and spiritual contamination as in I Samuel 20:26. This implies that while EL YAHWEH had a reason to talk to Balaam, He did not do so lovingly.

EL YAHWEH spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, the Tabernacle. This was a moment when EL YAHWEH wanted to impress upon Yisrael that they, not Moses alone had the responsibility to be worthy of receiving or hearing the Voice of Elohim.

It was the first revelation in the newly constructed Tabernacle, which had been built with their effort, as the Place where EL YAHWEH’S presence would rest corporately.

Now it was important for them to be made aware of their responsibility to maintain a high level of Holiness. Therefore, the verse’s emphasis that this prophesies was given in the Tent of Meeting.

The Hebrew word (אמר) usually means that Moses was instructed to convey EL YAHWEH’S teaching to the nations. EL YAHWEH wanted Moses to convey the inspiring but sobering message, that His awesome degree of prophecy was granted only for the benefit of the people, and only as long as they remained worthy of it.

When a (קרא) small alef appears at the end of the word Vayikra “and He called”. Vayikra refers to Yahweh calling to Moses. Many times we are called by Yahweh; the Creator frequently gives us messages in dreams ant through other people, but we do not always hear them. The small alef is a reminder that we must reduce our ego in order to hear the still small voice of Yahweh.

Lev 1:2 “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘When a man among you brings an offering to יהוה, you bring your offering of the livestock, of the herd or of the flock. – This verse layer out the general rule of offering. It introduces the subject of animal offering, and the sort of animal that are ineligible for the sacrifice. Sacrifices are nothing more that pictorial words, design to teach us a pattern we need to follow. This is a form of the Written Word been spoken, or you may call it the Oral Torah. When it is been done, it becomes the fulfilled Torah.

When a man who is the head of the family, brings an offering, the Hebrew word uses here is (Adam) meaning any man, regardless of nationality may bring it. This offering is to draw us closer to EL YAHWEH and to help us elevate ourselves before Him. The common translation, sacrifice, does not capture the essence of the meaning of the phrase. It could also mean that when we sacrifice our body, we also elevate ourselves spiritually.

Throughout the Torah the four letters Hebrew word (יהוה) represent the Character of the Mercy of EL YAHWEH, the Name used in connection with offering, never the name Elohim, which represent the Attribute of Judgment. Offering is a means to draw near to יהוה the merciful Elohim.

If anyone offer to EL YAHWEH an offering, it represent your sincere effort to draw closer to Him, then your offering take on the exalted state of an offering made by fire to EL YAHWEH. However, if we merely go through the notions of performing the physical acts of the service, then unfortunately, it remains merely an act. It must also cost the giver something; it cannot come from another source.

Lev 1:3 ‘If his offering is a burnt offering of the herd, let him bring a male, a perfect one. Let him bring it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, for his acceptance before יהוה. The first type of offering describe here is is the cattle; which represent the energy of death and help us to remove death from our lives.

Whenever good things of any kind come to an end, the cause of the end is the Angel of death. This Torah reading is a powerful weapon to weaken the Angel of death in our lives, ultimately we will achieve the death of death itself, resulting in immortality for ourselves and for the world.

 An elevation offering is also called an olah-offering in Hebrew. Brought by someone who has a praise offering, he must offer a male the positive energy which the Torah. If can be brought, by anyone who have some sort of rejoicing, that have not been carried out in deed, and by anyone who attended any of the three pilgrim feast.