Acharei

Parashas Acharei

Leviticus 16:1 -18:41

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

The Torah portion of Acharei Mot, is the 29 Torah Portion of the Torah cycle it precedes the portion of Kedoshim, begins with the word; ‘The Creator spoke to Moses’ ‘Acharei Mot’ of the two sons of Aaron ‘Nadav and Avihu,’ when they came close to the Creator and they died.

The word acharei mot, meaning after the death, at the beginning of this portion do more than refer to the event that take place after the death of Nadav and Avihu, the sons of Aaron. These word mean that we have the power to be after death, to transcend its power. This power or capability is the ability to decide where we will be after death, is the Light revealed on the Sabbath of Acharei-Kedoshim.

There is a state that a tzadikim, or elevated soul, the ego achieve, where the connection to the body is no longer selfish. When we reach this state of spiritual maturity, we gain complete dominion over the Angel of Death. He can no longer touch us. This is the state that Revelation 3:21 talks about, those who gets to rule and reign with Messiyah.

We can decide that we have completed our work here on Earth, and we can just let go. In the case of Aaron two sons, even though they were priest, they still had more work on their ego to do.

The Sabbath of Acharei Mot-Kedoshim is one of the Sabbaths that is not about arriving at a new understanding. It is a Sabbath that overwhelms us with devekut. It is the Sabbath when the level of being acharei mot, after death, is revealed to us and to the world. It is the Sabbath of overwhelming Light, of overwhelming joy, of overwhelming love.

This Parashas introduces the Yom Kippur service by saying that EL YAHVEH spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, Nadab and Abihu, which implies that there was a connection between the two: the tragedy and Yom Kippur service.

In addition these verses added a new dimension to the cause of their death, by saying that they died when they approached before EL YAHVEH, details that was omitted from the narrative of 10: 1 – 2, which mentioned only their sin of offering an un-forebiden incense or fire.

From the description here in Parashas Acharei, it seem that they were punish only for entering an area that was forbidden to them. This apparent discrepancy will be discussed. Why is the death of the righteous Nadab and Abihu mentioned in conjunction with the chapter on Yom Kippur service?

As Yom Kippur brings atonement, and extends the life of the righteous, which is pleasing to EL YAHVEH, the death of the righteous does not please our Creator. Only the people, who recognize Yom Kippur as the Day of Atonement and treat it as such, are those to whom life will be given. Those however, who callously observe Yom Kippur as Nadab and Abihu did with their worship do not find atonement.

Those who do not honor the righteous in life do not benefit from their ascent to Heavens in death. Verse 10:1 speaks of strange fire and unforbiden incense, while this chapter speaks only of their approach before EL YAHVEH.

Although Nadab and Abihu had all the right to bring fire before EL YAHVEH, there is a proper way of doing it, as we learn from their experience that there is also a wrong way of doing it.

Lev 16:1  And יהוה spoke to Mosheh after the death of the two sons of Aharon, as they drew near before יהוה, and died. – Again we see the proof that what is been written here is the Word of The Creator, and not Moses’ words, as is so often disclosed by those who reject the law. The lesson being taught here is a believer must be careful how he or she draws near, how we come to EL YAHVEH is prayer and in worship, how we bring our gifts. We cannot assume to just finish eating pork and the next minute singing Him praise with unclean lips. No uncleanness can come before a perfectly Holy Elohim. Light and darkness cannot mix.

Lev 16:2 And  יהוה said to Mosheh, “Speak to Aharon your brother not to come in at all times to the Set-apart Place inside the veil, before the lid of atonement which is on the ark, lest he die, because I appear in the cloud above the lid of atonement. – Moses a truly obedient person, did what he was told to do. EL YAHVEH spoke to Aaron as he was commanded. When EL YAHVEH tells us to speak to someone, He has already prepared the heart of that person to receive that Word. HE alone knows the heart of man, and what is require for them to progress spiritually.

This message to Aaron, was a Word that was design for a moment such at that time. It was not for a few weeks later, it was for that moment. It could be that maybe Aaron was planning and doing something rash, by even trying to enter the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the rest of his sons, or it could be the more obvious, reason that Yom Kippur was drawing close and EL YAHVEH was preparing Aaron for the occasion.

This is the imperfection of the old Covenant, the high priest could only enter the Holy of Holies one a year, while the new covenant, Yahushua our Messiyah is in the Holy of Holies, 24/7. In the old covenant there was a veil, in the new covenant there is no veil. The original veil was rent in two when Yahushua died on the Stake.

Lev 16:3 “With this Aharon should come into the Set-apart Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. – Aaron was now being prep, on the stringent requirement of those who were qualified to enter the Most Holy Place. The most expensive sin offering was a young bull and a ram the best of the smaller offering were to be sacrifice. Today, we enter the Holy of Holies by the Blood of the most expensive offering ever conceive by EL YAHWAH, the Greatest Sacrificial Bull of them all is El Yahushua.

 

Lev 16:4 “He should put on the set-apart linen long shirt, with linen trousers on his flesh, and gird himself with a linen girdle, and be dressed with the linen turban – they are set-apart garments. And he shall bathe his body in water, and shall put them on. – The person who wants to enter into the Holy of Holies must posse’s holy linen long shorts, with linen trousers for his flesh. Meaning that a certain state of righteousness must be achieved by our flesh.

That person must gird their behavior with a linen girdle of righteousness, and their mind must be under the influence of Total righteousness, which the Linen Turban represents.