Vayikra

VAYIKRA

Leviticus 1:1 – 5:19

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 Yahveh “יהוה” 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 YAHVEH’S Presence, and for the sacrifice service.

Vayikra, the first chapter in the Book of Leviticus, includes a discussion of the Korbanot (Sacrifices). Because we have no Tabernacle or temple and animal sacrifice is done away with since the Sacrifice of Yahushua at Calvery it is difficult for  a lot of believers to relate to this concept. What it I may appear that this sacrifices involved cruelty to animals, the Kabbalist explain that the animals actually relates to the human selfish ego.

The root of the word korban, which can be translated as “sacrifice” or “offering,”

 Actually means to come near, and so the offering of our selfish is seen as the way to draw near to יהוה.  Indeed, the Zohar  says that the offering we made in order to draw near to the Holy One, so that they would form a perfect unity and ultimately awaken our consciousness.

Today, many of our sacrifice are internal; we sacrifice whenever we face and overcome obstacles or difficulties on behalf of others. By reading this Parasha gives us the energy to make the sacrifice that are required of us every day in order to increase our proximity to the Light.

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

When EL YAHVEH called Moses, it was exclusively to Moses alone. EL YAHVEH’S Voice is powerful enough to shatter the cedars of Lebanon, and be heard throughout the world, but He called Moses by name. EL YAHVEH’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 YAHVEH. We must have the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding to recognize the Calling of ABBA YAHVEH, 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 our spiritual significant?

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 key I could not find, which was right in front of me as the CREATOR preventing me from meeting in a 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 (ויקרא) word “call” come from the word () mean to call, also means that EL YAHVEH wishes to speak to Moses, and purposefully called to him. EL YAHVEH’S prophecy to Balaam in Numbers 23:16, however, is introduced by () without the end letter(), a word that has two connotations: Change () and spiritual contamination as in I Samuel 20:26. This implies that while EL YAHVEH had a reason to talk to Balaam, He did not do so lovingly.

EL YAHVEH spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, the Tabernacle. This was a moment when EL YAHVEH 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 YAHVEH’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 () usually means that Moses was instructed to convey EL YAHVEH’S teaching to the nations. EL YAHVEH 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.

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 a 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 YAHVEH 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 letter Hebrew word (יהוה) represent the Character of the Mercy of EL YAHVEH, 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 YAHVEH 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 YAHVEH. 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. An elevation offering is also called an olah-offering in Hebrew. Brought by someone who has intentionally committed a sin for which the Torah does not prescribe a punishment or who failed to perform a positive commandment. If can be brought, by anyone who had sinful thoughts, that have not been carried out in deed, and by anyone who attended any of the three pilgrim feast. It may also be brought by anyone who wishes to raise his spiritual level.

When anyone draws near to YAHVEH with an offering, it is to say that they believe in the provision that EL YAHVEH has provided for us to draw near to Him. The sacrificial system is a dialog not a monolog.

There are various version of the Olah offering, it comes from the root word () connotes going up, this means an offering that is completely burn up, or going up in flames to EL YAHVEH. This offering name reflects its purpose, which is to raise its owner from their present spiritual position to the next higher spiritual level.

This is called olah offering because it is superior to all other offering, because it is voluntarily brought and is offered on the Altar in its entirety. The translation, elevation offering, is literally and allows for all of the above conations.

It must be unblemished. Any blemishes would disqualify an offering. A completely healthy animal, recognize the pureness of the offering. When a Hebrew person seeks to come closer to EL YAHVEH, He should do so with all of the right reasons, with nothing omitted, nothing missing. In exchange the Torah promises a life in which even pain and death lose their sting

The term “offer” refers either to the consecration of the animal or the sacrificial service.

Since the actual service is describe below in verse 5, the word offer (he shall bring) in this application, must refer to the obligation that the cost of an animal must be set aside for an offering, since we no longer kill an animal. However, the cost of that animal must be from a clean source, it cannot be borough, or stolen or from any ill gain.

No one can be coerced to bring an offering. If someone is required to bring one, but refuses to do so he will have to face the consequence of not drawing closer to EL YAHVEH. Who would want to do such a thing? That why various level of offering is describe to meet every possible economic position a believer might find them self in.