Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
אחרי מות - קדשים
“After the death" and "Holy ones”
Part 2
Torah: Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27
Haftarah: Amos 9:7 - 9:15 (Ashkenazim)
Ezekiel 20:2 - 20:20 (Sephardim)
Suggested: Heb 5:3; 7:26-8:7; 1Jn 2:21; Isa 53:7-8; Mat 27:15-31; Luke 23:13-25
Also Please Read Day 29: The Idential (Lev 16:7-10); Day 13: The East-West Continuum (Lev 16:14): Day 90: The day of Gezurah (Lev:16:21-22): and Day 329: Performing your Semikah (Lev 16:21) from The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn
In each day of this study we will focus on a theme or themes from the corresponding reading or aliyah. Here is the full list of aliyot for this portion:
Torah: Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27
Ezekiel 20:2 - 20:20 (Sephardim)
Suggested: Heb 5:3; 7:26-8:7; 1Jn 2:21; Isa 53:7-8; Mat 27:15-31; Luke 23:13-25
Also Please Read Day 29: The Idential (Lev 16:7-10); Day 13: The East-West Continuum (Lev 16:14): Day 90: The day of Gezurah (Lev:16:21-22): and Day 329: Performing your Semikah (Lev 16:21) from The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn
In each day of this study we will focus on a theme or themes from the corresponding reading or aliyah. Here is the full list of aliyot for this portion:
Daily Readings
Daily Readings
1: Lev 16:1-24 Yom Kippur and the Scapegoat
2: Lev 16:25-17:7 Day of Atonements
3: Lev 17:8-18:21 Blood atones for the soul
4: Lev 18:22-19:14 Sexual perversion and holiness
5: Lev 19:15-32 Love your neighbor
6: Lev 19:33-20:7 Love foreigners, honest business
7: Lev 20:8-27 Be separate from the World
1: Lev 16:1-24 Yom Kippur and the Scapegoat
2: Lev 16:25-17:7 Day of Atonements
3: Lev 17:8-18:21 Blood atones for the soul
4: Lev 18:22-19:14 Sexual perversion and holiness
5: Lev 19:15-32 Love your neighbor
6: Lev 19:33-20:7 Love foreigners, honest business
7: Lev 20:8-27 Be separate from the World
Introduction to Part 2
In part One of our study of Parashot Acharei Mot אחרי מות we learned about of the purification rites and sacrificial offerings on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement including the ritual of the scapegoat” or “goat for Azazel" - לַעֲזָאזֵ֔ל - where two identical goats were selected and by lot one was sacrificed as a sin offering for the people and the other was sent alive into the wilderness. The ritual describes accurately the moment when the innocent Yeshua stands before the people beside the criminal Barabbas (who's name means son of the father) and is selected to be the atoning sacrifice while Barabbas is freed and sent away. In this way, just as prophesied in Isaiah 53:4: "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted." Also in Part one we reviewed the chiastic structure of the book of Leviticus and the Torah that points to the importance of this portion of the Torah perhaps the focal point of the entire Torah. Here is a video examination of this by The Bible Project.
Video: The Bible Project - The Book of Leviticus
In part two of our study we are going to review the 2nd, third and 4th Aliyot which comprise the remainder of Parashat Acharei Mot and the beginning of Parashat Kedoshim.
In part two of our study we are going to review the 2nd, third and 4th Aliyot which comprise the remainder of Parashat Acharei Mot and the beginning of Parashat Kedoshim.
Review of the first Aliyah
Day 2 Lev 16:25-17:7 The day of Atonement(s)
In the second reading, Aaron was to offer the fat of the sin-offering. The person who set the Azazel-goat free was to wash his clothes and immerse himself in water. The bull and goat of sin offering were to be taken outside the camp and burned, and the one who burned them was to wash his clothes and bathe in water. This is to be a permanent statute, to be observed on the tenth day of the seventh month, by both Jews and aliens who reside with them were to practice self-denial and do no work. On that day, the High Priest was to put on the linen vestments, purge the Tabernacle, and make atonement for the Israelites once a year.Offerings are to be brought to the door of the Tabernacle
The second reading continues with what scholars call the Holiness Code. God prohibited Israelites from slaughtering oxen, sheep, or goats meant for sacrifice without bringing them to the Tabernacle as an offering.
In the second reading, Aaron was to offer the fat of the sin-offering. The person who set the Azazel-goat free was to wash his clothes and immerse himself in water. The bull and goat of sin offering were to be taken outside the camp and burned, and the one who burned them was to wash his clothes and bathe in water. This is to be a permanent statute, to be observed on the tenth day of the seventh month, by both Jews and aliens who reside with them were to practice self-denial and do no work. On that day, the High Priest was to put on the linen vestments, purge the Tabernacle, and make atonement for the Israelites once a year.
The second reading continues with what scholars call the Holiness Code. God prohibited Israelites from slaughtering oxen, sheep, or goats meant for sacrifice without bringing them to the Tabernacle as an offering.
Day 3 Lev 17:8-18:21 The life is in the blood – keep my Torah and Live!
In the third reading, God threatened excision (כרת, karet) for Israelites who slaughtered oxen, sheep, or goats meant for sacrifice without bringing them to the Tabernacle as an offering. God prohibited consuming blood. One who hunted an animal for food was to pour out its blood and cover it with earth. Anyone who ate what had died or had been torn by beasts was to wash his clothes, bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening. God told the Israelites not to follow the practices of the Egyptians or the Canaanites, but to follow God's laws. Forbidden sex and the prohibition of child sacrifice
God prohibited any Israelite from uncovering the nakedness of his father, mother, father's wife, sister, grandchild, half-sister, aunt, daughter-in-law, or sister-in-law. A man could not marry a woman and her daughter, a woman and her granddaughter, or a woman and her sister during the other's lifetime. A man could not cohabit with a woman during her period or with his neighbor's wife. Israelites were not to allow their children to be offered up to Molech.
In the third reading, God threatened excision (כרת, karet) for Israelites who slaughtered oxen, sheep, or goats meant for sacrifice without bringing them to the Tabernacle as an offering. God prohibited consuming blood. One who hunted an animal for food was to pour out its blood and cover it with earth. Anyone who ate what had died or had been torn by beasts was to wash his clothes, bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening. God told the Israelites not to follow the practices of the Egyptians or the Canaanites, but to follow God's laws.
God prohibited any Israelite from uncovering the nakedness of his father, mother, father's wife, sister, grandchild, half-sister, aunt, daughter-in-law, or sister-in-law. A man could not marry a woman and her daughter, a woman and her granddaughter, or a woman and her sister during the other's lifetime. A man could not cohabit with a woman during her period or with his neighbor's wife. Israelites were not to allow their children to be offered up to Molech.
Day 4 Lev 18:22-19:14 Homosexuality and bestiality
In the fourth reading, God prohibited a man from lying with a man as with a woman. God prohibited bestiality. God explained that the Canaanites defiled themselves by adopting these practices, and any who did any of these things would be cut off from their people. "Be holy" – how to be a set apart people
God told Moses to tell the Israelites to be holy, for God is holy. God then explained how people can be holy. God instructed the Israelites: To revere their mothers and fathers; to keep the Sabbath; not to turn to idols; to eat the peace offering within the first two days and to burn all of the leftovers on the third day; not to reap all the way to the edges of a field; but to leave some for the poor and the stranger; not to steal, deceive, swear falsely, or defraud; to pay laborers their wages promptly; and not to insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble.
In the fourth reading, God prohibited a man from lying with a man as with a woman. God prohibited bestiality. God explained that the Canaanites defiled themselves by adopting these practices, and any who did any of these things would be cut off from their people.
God told Moses to tell the Israelites to be holy, for God is holy. God then explained how people can be holy. God instructed the Israelites: To revere their mothers and fathers; to keep the Sabbath; not to turn to idols; to eat the peace offering within the first two days and to burn all of the leftovers on the third day; not to reap all the way to the edges of a field; but to leave some for the poor and the stranger; not to steal, deceive, swear falsely, or defraud; to pay laborers their wages promptly; and not to insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble.
Themes for Acharei Mot 5. The Cleanser is made unclean Lev 16:23-286. Sacrificing to demons versus bringing the offerings to the door of the tabernacle 7. Afflicting one's soul Lev 16:298. The life is in the blood – it is the blood that makes atonement for your soul Lev 17:14-199. Do not do as they do – Keep my Torah and Live! Lev 18:1-5, Gal 3:10-1210. Drawing near – the intimacy connection Lev 18:611. Uncovering the nakedness Lev 18:6-2012. The process of selecting a mate - a process of elimination Lev 18:6-2013. Sex, blood and purity – rules regarding Niddah Lev 18:1914. Sexual immorality and child sacrifice – what's the connection? Lev 18:2115. Homosexuality and bestiality – too similar vs. too different Lev 18:22-2316. Defiling the land and the covenant Lev 18:24-30
Themes for Acharei Mot
5. The Cleanser is made unclean Lev 16:23-28
6. Sacrificing to demons versus bringing the offerings to the door of the tabernacle
7. Afflicting one's soul Lev 16:29
8. The life is in the blood – it is the blood that makes atonement for your soul Lev 17:14-19
9. Do not do as they do – Keep my Torah and Live! Lev 18:1-5, Gal 3:10-12
10. Drawing near – the intimacy connection Lev 18:6
11. Uncovering the nakedness Lev 18:6-20
12. The process of selecting a mate - a process of elimination Lev 18:6-20
13. Sex, blood and purity – rules regarding Niddah Lev 18:19
14. Sexual immorality and child sacrifice – what's the connection? Lev 18:21
15. Homosexuality and bestiality – too similar vs. too different Lev 18:22-23
16. Defiling the land and the covenant Lev 18:24-30
1. Discussion on some of the Themes of the portionThe Cleanser is made unclean Lev 16:23-28TBATBA
1. Discussion on some of the Themes of the portion
The Cleanser is made unclean Lev 16:23-28
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The life is in the blood – it is the blood that makes atonement for your soul Lev 17:14-19TBA
The life is in the blood – it is the blood that makes atonement for your soul Lev 17:14-19
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Lev. 16:1 The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD and died. 2 The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
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16 He will purify the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites’ impurities and rebellious acts. He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.
Uncovering the nakedness Lev 18:6-20TBA - blah blah blah bla-blah.Heb. 9:11 But the Messiah has appeared, high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation), 12 He entered the most holy place once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God? 24 For the Messiah did not enter a sanctuary made with hands (only a model of the true one) but into heaven itself, so that He might now appear in the presence of God for us.
The process of selecting a mate - a process of elimination Lev 18:6-20TBA
Parashat Kedoshim “Holy People” קדשים which begins in the middle of the 4th reading seems like a relatively short section of scripture, however it is jam packed and from these two chapters are derived 50 of the 613 commandments in Maimonides list of mitzvot. The opening verses contain the directive from יהוה God to Moses, "Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” In Matt. 5:48 Yeshua said: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." If we are to be faithful students and desciples of Yeshua, we are compelled to explore what this seemingly impossible demand really suggests, i.e. what it means to “Be Holy” and who is responsible for our sanctification and how is it accomplished? And furthermore, why is it so important anyway? We must also explore the connection between setting apart a people and setting apart one day out of the week – namely, the Sabbath. Finally we will learn some of the specific ways that יהוה God wants us to be set apart so as to not only be separate from the world but display a distinct and noticeable difference.
In Part Three we will look at the themes of the final Aliyot of our double portion - namely readings 5-7 and we will address the
Key verses in Parashat Kedoshim
Lev 19:2 “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
Lev 19:8 Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh.
Lev 19:34 The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Lev 19:36 You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Lev 20:7 Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. 8 And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Lev 20:26 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.
Drawing near – the intimacy connection Lev 18:6
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Uncovering the nakedness Lev 18:6-20
TBA - blah blah blah bla-blah.
Heb. 9:11 But the Messiah has appeared, high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation), 12 He entered the most holy place once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
The process of selecting a mate - a process of elimination Lev 18:6-20
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Parashat Kedoshim “Holy People” קדשים which begins in the middle of the 4th reading seems like a relatively short section of scripture, however it is jam packed and from these two chapters are derived 50 of the 613 commandments in Maimonides list of mitzvot. The opening verses contain the directive from יהוה God to Moses, "Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” In Matt. 5:48 Yeshua said: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." If we are to be faithful students and desciples of Yeshua, we are compelled to explore what this seemingly impossible demand really suggests, i.e. what it means to “Be Holy” and who is responsible for our sanctification and how is it accomplished? And furthermore, why is it so important anyway? We must also explore the connection between setting apart a people and setting apart one day out of the week – namely, the Sabbath. Finally we will learn some of the specific ways that יהוה God wants us to be set apart so as to not only be separate from the world but display a distinct and noticeable difference.
In Part Three we will look at the themes of the final Aliyot of our double portion - namely readings 5-7 and we will address the
Key verses in Parashat Kedoshim
Lev 19:2 “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
Lev 19:8 Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh.
Lev 19:34 The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Lev 19:36 You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Lev 20:7 Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. 8 And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Lev 20:26 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.
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