Leviticus 23
Witness count throughout the Bible: H3699 kacac to estimate, reckon, compute
Genesis 15:6; Exodus 12:4; Psalms 139:17-18
Leviticus 23:9-14
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord. And the meat offering thereof shall be two-tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savor: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin. And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. - KJV
Deuteronomy 26:1-10
And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: -KJV
A little recap of this lesson study in "We Are Commanded To Count." Yahweh's feast days are Everlasting--as well as passing on of the observance of His feast days from generation to generation. As a Perpetual commandment, that has never been done away with! Contrary to popular belief, that the Old Testament principles was not nullified by the crucifixion stake of Yeshua.
Leviticus 23:1-4 as well as the entire book. In each end section of the declaration of Feast Days. The command to keep the feast days is as stated: " this is a permanent regulation throughout all your generations no matter where you live." Verses 14, 21 and 44 collectively. With the command, by Yahweh sealed the appointed times designated to the people of Israel.
Israel in the flesh or in the spirit?
Yahweh has a people and His people look like this in the spirit.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. -
His people has His name as in the same of one's own household. To bare one's name is to belong to that household. Same thoughts, same goals and on one accord. His people seek his face. What is the face of Yahweh? His Torah, His word. Yeshua is the word made flesh.
John 14:5-9
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. -
Yeshua stated My sheep hear My voice. The word of Yahweh never changes nor does He for they are one. Yet man is in constant growth. Thus, HaSatan wreaks havoc because of man's lust for knowledge other than what Yahweh intended for man to receive. Other than standing on the infallible word of Yahweh. Perpetually followed by the Hebrews within the Nations as well as all Jews.
Now into the lesson. Why do we count?? Because we are commanded to count!!
According to Random House Dictionary (2010) the definition of a "cycle" is:
1. any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
2. a round of years or a recurring period of time, esp. one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals.
Like the laws of physics Yahweh's word does not change. Physics defines a "cycle" as:
a.) a sequence of changing states that, upon completion, produces a final state identical to the original one.
b.) one of a succession of periodically recurring events.
c.) a complete alteration in which a phenomenon attains a maximum and minimum value, returning to a final value equal to the original one.
The Scriptures constantly give us visible and physical symbols of our Creator's invisible spiritual truths that we can relate to from Yahweh’s creation. The offering of the first fruits of the spring barley harvest represents the promise of Yahweh for eternal life and it leads to the Day of Shavuot or Pentecost and the first wheat harvest.
First fruits are held in the spring of every year at the beginning of the grain harvest season. Yahweh gave it to Moses some 5 or 6 thousands of years ago. Passed down from generation to generation of Hebrews. First Fruits is representative of the eternal cycle of the appointed time of thanksgiving for God’s provision and salvation. It is and will be. The fulfillment of the reality of the promise of our restoration to the original relationship that Yahweh intended for us. As the wheat representing the first fruits followers of the Torah. While the tares representing those who turn away from the Torah. The Redemption of the first fruit as mentioned in the wheat and tares parable.
Matthew 13:24-30
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Yeshua's resurrection is represented by the barley harvest of the grain of First Fruits. We read in His word about the coming harvest, it is the harvest of wheat. His followers and believers are represented by the fall wheat harvest of grain. Regretfully, there are unbelievers, those that reject God and judgment will occur because sin can not survive in God's presence. This is represented in Scripture by the pulling out of the "tares" the weeds.
The picture of the harvest in the Bible is amazing. Incredibly, both barley and wheat contain the eight essential amino acids that are regarded as essential for human life! They are phenylalanine, valine, threonine, tryptophan, isoleucine, methionine, leucine, and lysine.
In all of the Scripture, the number eight (8) signifies a new beginning and eternity. According to BibleStudy.org "It is 7 plus 1. Hence, it is the number specially associated with Resurrection and Regeneration, and the beginning of a new era or order."
Numbers are important in Scripture, so are the pure metals. In Scripture fifty (50) equates with "deliverance" and silver represents "redemption". Have you ever noticed this?
Leviticus 27:16
And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD [some part] of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed [shall be valued] at fifty shekels of silver.
Even the most obscure verses of the Bible alludes to Messiah! Truly, Yahweh's word is amazing--every word has a meaning and purpose!!
For example, the three symbols of the First Fruit offerings are:
1) a burnt offering = the crucifixion death,
2) a meal/grain offering = Messiah's body given as the unleavened bread of life, and
3) a drink offering = Messiah's life blood given as a covering and atonement for sin. But unlike the burnt sacrifice of a lamb or heifer, The Messiah lives as the First Fruits of eternal life. He has victory over death through His resurrection. By His own words we know:
Revelation 1:18
I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Here's another interesting example. Just after His resurrection on the third day following Passover which is called First Fruits, we see some unusual instruction that is tied to Leviticus 23.
John 20:17
"Yeshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God."
Many have read the story of the road to Emmaus and it's worth repeating. Following Passover, after walking a few miles outside of Jerusalem, two disciples who had not yet heard of the resurrection yet. Yeshua whom they did not recognize in the physical glory and form of His resurrected body until He interpreted the ancient Scriptures for them. They only recognized Him after He related how He is hidden within the stories, words, and symbols of the Torah. The five scrolls penned by Moses that so many today call the Old Testament...the very Word and Bible Yeshua always read and taught from. This "Word", the Scriptures are the bread of life. It is not "old," and there's no mold!!
It just so happens that the two disciples understood the Word when they entered a home to have a meal, and with the giving of the bread and meat, they understood who He was as their eyes were opened to the truth which is in the stories and symbols of the Scriptures.
All Scripture is full from the front cover to the back, of Yahweh's eternal spiritual truths. Truth from Almighty Yahweh is just that, true and He does not change!! The Creator describes Himself as the One that was, is and will be!
Think about it, if either the law of physics, which were spoken into existence by Yahweh at creation were to change or if the instruction of God were to change, then the heavens, the earth and life itself would cease to exist. That is why Yeshua (Jesus) told all of us plainly about the truth of the Scriptures He taught from. The perfect One said:
"For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Torah till all is fulfilled." Matthew 5:18
The "Jot" is representative of the letter "Yod", which is the smallest letter of the Hebrew alephbet. The "tittle" is the small decorative spur or point on the upper edge of the yod.
The meaning of this passage is very clear and straightforward: Not even the smallest Hebrew letter or even its decorative corner will ever disappear from God's own "spoken" Word until all is fulfilled. The point is: nothing changes with Yahweh...so we need to keep counting His appointed times! To hear this again click here.
Leviticus 23:9-14
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord. And the meat offering thereof shall be two-tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savor: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin. And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. - KJV
Deuteronomy 26:1-10
And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: -KJV
A little recap of this lesson study in "We Are Commanded To Count." Yahweh's feast days are Everlasting--as well as passing on of the observance of His feast days from generation to generation. As a Perpetual commandment, that has never been done away with! Contrary to popular belief, that the Old Testament principles was not nullified by the crucifixion stake of Yeshua.
Leviticus 23:1-4 as well as the entire book. In each end section of the declaration of Feast Days. The command to keep the feast days is as stated: " this is a permanent regulation throughout all your generations no matter where you live." Verses 14, 21 and 44 collectively. With the command, by Yahweh sealed the appointed times designated to the people of Israel.
Israel in the flesh or in the spirit?
Yahweh has a people and His people look like this in the spirit.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. -
His people has His name as in the same of one's own household. To bare one's name is to belong to that household. Same thoughts, same goals and on one accord. His people seek his face. What is the face of Yahweh? His Torah, His word. Yeshua is the word made flesh.
John 14:5-9
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. -
Yeshua stated My sheep hear My voice. The word of Yahweh never changes nor does He for they are one. Yet man is in constant growth. Thus, HaSatan wreaks havoc because of man's lust for knowledge other than what Yahweh intended for man to receive. Other than standing on the infallible word of Yahweh. Perpetually followed by the Hebrews within the Nations as well as all Jews.
Now into the lesson. Why do we count?? Because we are commanded to count!!
According to Random House Dictionary (2010) the definition of a "cycle" is:
1. any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
2. a round of years or a recurring period of time, esp. one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals.
Like the laws of physics Yahweh's word does not change. Physics defines a "cycle" as:
a.) a sequence of changing states that, upon completion, produces a final state identical to the original one.
b.) one of a succession of periodically recurring events.
c.) a complete alteration in which a phenomenon attains a maximum and minimum value, returning to a final value equal to the original one.
The Scriptures constantly give us visible and physical symbols of our Creator's invisible spiritual truths that we can relate to from Yahweh’s creation. The offering of the first fruits of the spring barley harvest represents the promise of Yahweh for eternal life and it leads to the Day of Shavuot or Pentecost and the first wheat harvest.
First fruits are held in the spring of every year at the beginning of the grain harvest season. Yahweh gave it to Moses some 5 or 6 thousands of years ago. Passed down from generation to generation of Hebrews. First Fruits is representative of the eternal cycle of the appointed time of thanksgiving for God’s provision and salvation. It is and will be. The fulfillment of the reality of the promise of our restoration to the original relationship that Yahweh intended for us. As the wheat representing the first fruits followers of the Torah. While the tares representing those who turn away from the Torah. The Redemption of the first fruit as mentioned in the wheat and tares parable.
Matthew 13:24-30
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Yeshua's resurrection is represented by the barley harvest of the grain of First Fruits. We read in His word about the coming harvest, it is the harvest of wheat. His followers and believers are represented by the fall wheat harvest of grain. Regretfully, there are unbelievers, those that reject God and judgment will occur because sin can not survive in God's presence. This is represented in Scripture by the pulling out of the "tares" the weeds.
The picture of the harvest in the Bible is amazing. Incredibly, both barley and wheat contain the eight essential amino acids that are regarded as essential for human life! They are phenylalanine, valine, threonine, tryptophan, isoleucine, methionine, leucine, and lysine.
In all of the Scripture, the number eight (8) signifies a new beginning and eternity. According to BibleStudy.org "It is 7 plus 1. Hence, it is the number specially associated with Resurrection and Regeneration, and the beginning of a new era or order."
Numbers are important in Scripture, so are the pure metals. In Scripture fifty (50) equates with "deliverance" and silver represents "redemption". Have you ever noticed this?
Leviticus 27:16
And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD [some part] of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed [shall be valued] at fifty shekels of silver.
Even the most obscure verses of the Bible alludes to Messiah! Truly, Yahweh's word is amazing--every word has a meaning and purpose!!
For example, the three symbols of the First Fruit offerings are:
1) a burnt offering = the crucifixion death,
2) a meal/grain offering = Messiah's body given as the unleavened bread of life, and
3) a drink offering = Messiah's life blood given as a covering and atonement for sin. But unlike the burnt sacrifice of a lamb or heifer, The Messiah lives as the First Fruits of eternal life. He has victory over death through His resurrection. By His own words we know:
Revelation 1:18
I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Here's another interesting example. Just after His resurrection on the third day following Passover which is called First Fruits, we see some unusual instruction that is tied to Leviticus 23.
John 20:17
"Yeshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God."
Many have read the story of the road to Emmaus and it's worth repeating. Following Passover, after walking a few miles outside of Jerusalem, two disciples who had not yet heard of the resurrection yet. Yeshua whom they did not recognize in the physical glory and form of His resurrected body until He interpreted the ancient Scriptures for them. They only recognized Him after He related how He is hidden within the stories, words, and symbols of the Torah. The five scrolls penned by Moses that so many today call the Old Testament...the very Word and Bible Yeshua always read and taught from. This "Word", the Scriptures are the bread of life. It is not "old," and there's no mold!!
It just so happens that the two disciples understood the Word when they entered a home to have a meal, and with the giving of the bread and meat, they understood who He was as their eyes were opened to the truth which is in the stories and symbols of the Scriptures.
All Scripture is full from the front cover to the back, of Yahweh's eternal spiritual truths. Truth from Almighty Yahweh is just that, true and He does not change!! The Creator describes Himself as the One that was, is and will be!
Think about it, if either the law of physics, which were spoken into existence by Yahweh at creation were to change or if the instruction of God were to change, then the heavens, the earth and life itself would cease to exist. That is why Yeshua (Jesus) told all of us plainly about the truth of the Scriptures He taught from. The perfect One said:
"For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Torah till all is fulfilled." Matthew 5:18
The "Jot" is representative of the letter "Yod", which is the smallest letter of the Hebrew alephbet. The "tittle" is the small decorative spur or point on the upper edge of the yod.
The meaning of this passage is very clear and straightforward: Not even the smallest Hebrew letter or even its decorative corner will ever disappear from God's own "spoken" Word until all is fulfilled. The point is: nothing changes with Yahweh...so we need to keep counting His appointed times! To hear this again click here.
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