Shemini
Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47
April 7th - 13th

Related Passages

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
Galatians 2:11-16
1 Peter 1:14-16

2 Samuel 6:1 - 7:17
Mark 7:1-23
Acts 5:1-11; 10:1-35

Look at the “Pattern”. There is a process to coming into HIS presence - it hasn’t changed. Nadab and Abihu didn’t follow the prescribed procedure, the “Pattern”, and they came in with their own agenda and their own way. There is only one way to come into HIS presence. So what has been your approach, your pattern, or “strange sacrifice”?? This picture is filled with Yeshua. The priests are given directions to make atonement; Yeshua is the one and only atonement for us! We have the results if we don’t follow His procedures (“Choose Life”!). We then have directions for Kashrut, showing two things:

(1) The areas of physical “Clean” & “Unclean”. Tahor & Tamei
(2) The areas of Spiritual Tables that we eat from today of “Clean’ & “Unclean”.

A Few Hebrew Definitions

• Fire, H784 אש esh (Aysh or Aish): Used 378 times in the Tanakh. Generally refers to God’s judgment, God’s revelation to man (theophany), or man’s approach to God (worship & sacrifice). It is the fire that you must pass through to get to the tree of life (Genesis 3:24); Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1), Sodom/Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24); Korah (Numbers 16:1); Cleansing as you pass thru (Numbers 31:21-24); God’s presence (Isaiah 6, and Leviticus 9:24); Refiner’s Fire (Malachi 3:2). To one this is eternal judgment, and to another it is Eternal Life—blessings, cleansing, the refiner’s Fire. All of us must pass through the “Fire” to receive the tree of Life (Genesis 3:24).

• Strange, H2114 זוּר zûr: To be strange (r), estranged, loathsome, strange woman, harlot, Foreign to Yah.

• Congregation, H4150 מועד mo‛ed: (pl. Moedim) Appointed place, time, sacred season, feast, rehearsals (for what?)

• Anointing, H4888 משח mishchah: Consecrated unto HIM. Notice the root similarities to the other Hebrew words we have studied: Mishkan, mishpachah, mishpatim.

• Clean, H288 אחימלך tahor: To be made clean physically and spiritually.

• Unclean, H2930 טמא tamei: To become defiled. These are realms of Life and Death.

• Abomination, H8263, שקץ sheqets: Detestable thing or unclean thing; spiritually an idol.

• Kindness, H2617 חסד chesed: Kindness. (Ahavas Chesed = Loving kindness)

• Grace, favor, H2580 חן chane: Favor, grace, acceptance.