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Sabbath, May 28th, 2011. Torah Parsha Numbers 3 through Numbers 4:20

Haftorah 1st Samuel 20:18-42 - 24 Iyar, 5771 Omer: Day 39 - Netzach sheb'Yesod

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Numbers 3

 ¹These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

 ²And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

 ³These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

 ⁴And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.

 ⁵And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

 ⁶Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

 ⁷And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

 ⁸And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

 ⁹And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

 ¹⁰And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

 ¹¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

 ¹²And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

 ¹³Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.

 ¹⁴And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

 ¹⁵Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

 ¹⁶And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

 ¹⁷And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

 ¹⁸And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

 ¹⁹And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

 ²⁰And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

 ²¹Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

 ²²Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

 ²³The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

 ²⁴And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

 ²⁵And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

 ²⁶And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

 ²⁷And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

 ²⁸In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

 ²⁹The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

 ³⁰And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

 ³¹And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

 ³²And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

 ³³Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

 ³⁴And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

 ³⁵And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

 ³⁶And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

 ³⁷And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

 ³⁸But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

 ³⁹All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

 ⁴⁰And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

 ⁴¹And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

 ⁴²And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

 ⁴³And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

 ⁴⁴And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

 ⁴⁵Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

 ⁴⁶And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

 ⁴⁷Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

 ⁴⁸And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

 ⁴⁹And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

 ⁵⁰Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

 ⁵¹And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Numbers 4

King James Version (KJV)

Numbers 4:1 through 4:20

 ¹And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
 ²Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
 ³From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
 ⁴This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
 ⁵And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail (veil), and cover the ark of testimony with it:
 ⁶And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
 ⁷And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
 ⁸And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
 ⁹And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
 ¹⁰And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
 ¹¹And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
 ¹²And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
 ¹³And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
 ¹⁴And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
 ¹⁵And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
 ¹⁶And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
 ¹⁷And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying,
 ¹⁸Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
 ¹⁹But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
 ²⁰But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

COMMENTARY:

Schechinah Glory Series: Counting the Omer

Welcome to the Shechinah Glory Series

Counting the Omer: The Eighth day after the Passover and through the Pentecost



It is 1490, on the eight day, after the Passover (exodus 12:14), and the Shechinah glory of our Lord God is present with the Israelites, a year after the children of Israel's Exodus from Egypt, and the liberation from slavery. In the first month, the commandment to eat bread made without yeast, from evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the seventh day. http://www.urj.org/holday/baomer/omer; and http://www.kosher4passover.com/calendar.htm.

The first eight days of the Passover also consisted of the word of God, and all of his judgments, six hundred thirty three deeds. Moses is called to the mountain of the LORD God. However, the people agreed to do all the word of God (Exodus 26:30). Then Moses built an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord (Leiviticus 9:18-20). He also sprinkled half of the blood on the altar (Leviticus 9:12-16). Again, the people agree to do all that the LORD has commanded, after Moses reads all the words that he had written down in the book of the covenant for the children of Israel: a nation of priest, a holy nation, a peculiar people (Exodus 19:6; 1st Peter 2:9; and 2^nd Thessalonians 2:10-16).

Exodus 16:16-18 -
 ¹⁶This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
 ¹⁷And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
 ¹⁸And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. (Exodus 16:16-18, King James Version)



While we count the Omer, up until Pentecost, I thought there was no better way than to talk about our love for God. However in the New Testament, talks about the Love and confidence that abounds through Jesus. Jesus is love, and Jesus commandment that he gives aside from the Law, the word of God is still the word of God. Jesus commands us to love one another.


John 13:34-35 -³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
 ³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (John 13:34-35, King James Version)

In closing, the following mitzvahs (good deeds) were observed and performed during the first seven days in the book of Exodus in the twenty-sixth (Exodus 26) chapter, which is Memorial Parsha Terumah (Exodus 26:1-12). The commandment to make the tabernacle (rebuild the Temple): tabernacle curtains woven of fine wool linen. In addition to the curtains for the tabernacle, there are also curtains for the tent (Exodus 26:9-14). The boards (frames) of acacia (shittim) wood are used to make the tabernacle (Exodus 26:15-23). Also the crossbars are made of acacia wood to go on the frames of the tabernacle. The wooden frames are overlaid with gold (Exodus 26:26-29). Lastly, the ark of the testimony is placed behind the fine linen veil that shall be created by skilled craftsman (Exodus 26:31-33). The curtains shall separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. The mercy seat shall be placed upon the Ark of the Testimony, in the most Holy Place (Exodus 26:34). Alongside the veil, the table shall be placed near the lampstand, and shall be woven from fine line with its fine pillars (Exodus 26:35-37; and Exodus 25:23-30; and Exodus 25:31-40).

The eight day was the culmination of the inauguration of the first High Priest. The priest, Aaron and his sons were consecrated seven days (Exodus 29). Like the eight day, the newly installed priest is consecrated for eight days and is not permitted to leave the sanctuary (Exodus 30:9; Exodus 24:1; Exodus 19:22; Ezekial 24:15; Numbers 16:40; and Luke 7:28).

The fire from the censer was a profane offering. A profane offering shall not be offered unto the LORD (Eoxuds 30:9).  The fire devoured Abihu and Nadab; because the LORD did not command a profane fire. Nadab and Abihu; because the LORD did not command a profane fire. Nadab and Abihu, died instantly from the smoke inhalation are their bodies were carried out of the camp.

The sabbath that this Memorial Portion was read was back in 1942, around the month of April, the next day was Sunday and the beginning of the Holocaust. In some locations the annihlation of Jews were as many as 6000 in that one day. No one was safe if they did not fit the approval of Hitler's regime. Nevertheless, that following Sunday, thousands of people were victimized and sent off to death camps. Unlike the camps that sat adjacent tot he camps near the Tabernacle of Meeting (Exodus 33:7). The wrath of God is all consuming and most importantly you want the anoinint over your life. Don't worry about the accelerated persecution that you receive in this life, life gives you problems. The instances of the anointing vehemently in a particular sanctuary and say that the penalty of sin was the censer which is the responsibility of Aaron - God punished his sons for a reason - his sons did something that was sinful but I do not know what he has done (Exodus 30:7-8). Again this punishment may have been added to the Golden Calf sin, which is preceded by God writing the ten commandments and giving them to Moses. Again, God gives the ten commandments, to Moses, not only in Exodus 31, but also in Exodus 34. God wrote the ten commandments, with His finger.

Like the Golden Calf, which stages Moses returns and punishes the disobedient; and three thousand guilty men fell and are punished; Moses makes atonement for the Godlen Calf rebellion. The second Tablets are written by the hand of God, exclusively for you. Hyper-Religion? No, just serving a God that cares for me, he favors me. God forgives the people and Moses returns to the camp, on Yom Kippur.

Many of you will suffer the same fate of genocide: poverty, war, crime and institutionalization. God's judgment may also be in the form of famine (poverty); sword (war); destitution; pestilence; and desolation. As God begins to take you to another level, the persection comes like a force from hell, yet the son of perdition is not quite revealed, but he will be revealed in your congregation. People will say Jesus died on the cross so I could be an apostle over all; or so that I can do this or that... To tell the truth, I never asked you to do anything for me that I would not do for you. So stop trying to be my priest and priestess - you look like a Tarot card. Religion is no joke and nothing to play with... Religion does different things to different people, and we are wired differently.  As Elijah said, the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD (Malachi 4:6 and 2nd Thessalonians 2:3). The servants of the LORD GOD will have a seal on their foreheads and having the seal of the living god, the children of Israel were sealed to their respective tribe of the living God (Revelations 7:4-8). If I exhort you, I preach the gospel that you wait on the spirit of God in your affliction.

Disciples References:

Exodus 20:6 - ⁶And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (Exodus 20:6, King James Version)


Deuteronomy 5:10 -¹⁰And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. (Deuteronomy 5:10, King James Version)


Matthew 10:37-38 -³⁷He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
 ³⁸And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. (Matthew 10:37-38, King James Version)


Matthew 8:11-12 -¹¹And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
 ¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 8:11-12, King James Version)

Recommended References:

Union of Reformed Judaism. Omer. Reviewed on Monday, April 12th 2010. http://www.urj.org/holday/baomer/omer

Kosher for Passover. Passover. Reviewed on Monday, April 12th 2010. http://www.ou.org/torah/tt/aliyaharchive.htm

Thalia S. Memorial Portion of Terumah. (February 17th 2010.) http://thalia1965.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/memorial-portion-of-terumah-exodus-25-exodus-27/