From Parasha: Tetzaveh

 

To Whom Shall We Go?

And they shall say before Him, "King of the Universe! To whom shall we go? To Abraham...? He did not entreat you for mercy upon us. To Isaac...? He did not entreat you for mercy upon us. To Jacob...? He did not entreat you for mercy upon us. To whom then shall we go now? Rather let the LORD state our case!" The Holy One, shall answer them, "Since ye have made yourselves dependent upon Me, 'though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.'" (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 89b, quoting Isaiah 1:18)...
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Garments for Honor

Tags:  clothing, dress, garments, glory, holiness, priesthood

It's not the outside that matters; only the heart matters. However, the outside often indicates what is going on in the inside. ...
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Kohens

Tags:  Aaron, Aaronic priesthood, celibacy, Davidic Mesiah, intermediary, kohen, nation of Israel, presence of God, priest, priesthood, priestly blessing, rabbi

"For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest [i.e. the Messiah] also have something to offer. Now if [Messiah] were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Torah; who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things." (Hebrews 8:3-5)...
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A Story from the Talmud (b.Shabbat 31a)

Tags:  Land of Israel, one body, presence of God

Out of all countries, the Holy One, blessed be He, chose the land Israel, and from the land of Israel he selected the Temple, and from the Temple, He selected only the Holy of Holies. Similarly, out of all the nations God selected Israel, and from Israel, He selected the tribe of Levi, and of the Tribe of Levi, He chose Aaron. (Exodus Rabbah 37:4)...
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The Daily Continual Burnt Offering

Tags:  Mount Sinai

Yeshua’s sacrifice is continually before the Father. He is the lamb continually on the altar before the throne. He is the “the Lamb of God” whose atoning sacrifice for sin is continually before the Father. Thus the writer of Hebrews states: "Nor was it that He would offer Himself often. … Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” (Hebrews 9:25–26) ...
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The Plate and Turban

Every disciple of Messiah possesses a holy, spiritual connection to Him. He is the High Priest over the heavenly Temple, the one not made with human hands. He is the spiritual root-source to which we are all linked in our service of the Father in heaven. “He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father.” (Revelation 1:6)...
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