The Sabbath/Shabbat
Lev 23:1 And יהוה
spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Lev
23:2 “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl,
and say to them, ‘The appointed times(moedim) of יהוה, which you are to proclaim as set-apart gatherings,(mikrei
kodesh) My appointed times, (not Jewish festivals) are these:
Lev
23:3 ‘Six days work is done, but the
seventh day is a Sabbath (שׁבתון) of rest, (a COMPLETE day of REST – no
work, no food making, whereas a Feast day of rest is no
servile work but we are allowed to make food. Yom haKippuri is on the same
level as a Weekly Shabbat Shabbaton (NO work but in that day NO FOOD id even
eaten but it is a day of FAST) a set-apart gathering. You do no work, it is a
Sabbath to יהוה
in all your dwellings.
In the Hebrew it basically say a Shabbat Shabbaton for the weekly Shabbat and for Yom haKippurim.
Why does
YHVH give us these special appointed times? He is showing us a way back into
His Kingdom and into His presence - He is showing us through the Appointed
Times the Seven-thousand year plan that He has for mankind.
We may
argue ‘’is not Yahshua the only way, truth and life back into the presence of
the Father?’’
The
Father will answer and say ‘’ these are my eternal appointments and must be
obeyed as long as the present heavens and earth exist, if you desire to return
to Me – a law forever’’.
When we examine and meditate carefully on these appointments – we see that they reveal the very heart and ministry of our Messiah to us on earth.
Mar
2:27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the Sabbath.
Mar 2:28 “So the Son of Aḏam is also Master of the Sabbath.”[a] Footnote: aSee also Gen_2:2-3.
Vs 28 clearly states that is Yahshua who exercises authority even over the rules and regulations that govern the Sabbath day and not man - vs 27 Yahshua teaches that the sabbath was never meant to be a burden to man but a blessing. Sadly, much of what men do or do not do on a sabbath is guided by the commandments and traditions of men. May the Spirit of YHVH give us insight into these matters. If we are to walk as Yahshua walked regarding the Sabbath we are certainly going to offend many people as he did – both Jew and Gentile.
Luk
4:16 And He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up. And
according to His practice, He went into the congregation on the Sabbath day,
and stood up to read.
Luk
4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Yeshayahu was handed to Him. And
having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it was written:
Luk
4:18 “The Spirit of יהוה is upon Me,c because He has anointed Me to
bring the Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to
proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send
away crushed ones with a release, Footnote: cSee Isa_61:1-3.
Luk
4:19 to proclaim the acceptable year of יהוה.”d Isa_61:1-2 Footnote:
dAlso see Isa_58:6.
Luk
4:20 And having rolled up the scroll, He gave it back to the attendant
and sat down. And the eyes of all in the congregation were fixed upon
Him.
Luk
4:21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been filled
in your hearing.”
Luk 4:22 And all were bearing witness to Him, and marvelled at the pleasant words that came out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Yosěph?”
The sabbath is an ideal time to come together and share on the blessings and insights you have received while meditating on the weeks Torah portion.
What is a ‘’Shabbaton”? Used 5x in this chapter- See Ex 14:13 – this is the ‘’ התיצבו ‘’ moment.
The
‘’shabbaton’’ or the 'special Sabbath' Strongs 7677- 1a) of weekly sabbath
1b) day of atonement 1c) sabbatical year 1d) of Feast of Trumpets 1e) of the 1st and last days of the Feast of Tabernacles
https://www.logosapostolic.org/hebrew-word-studies/7677-shabbaton-rest.htm
Lev
23:4 ‘These are the appointed times of יהוה,
set-apart gatherings which you are to proclaim at their appointed times.
Lev
23:5 ‘In the first month, on the
fourteenth day of the month, between the evenings, is the Passover to יהוה.
Lev
23:6 ‘And on the fifteenth day of this
month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread to יהוה – seven days you eat unleavened bread.
Lev
23:7 ‘On the first day you have a
set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.
Lev 23:8 ‘And you shall bring an offering made by fire to יהוה for seven days. On the seventh day is a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.’ ”
וקצרתם
The
Feast of Firstfruits – the harvesting of the barley and the wheat crops.
Lev 23:9
And יהוה spoke to Mosheh,
saying,
Lev 23:10 “Speak to the children
of Yisra’ěl, and you shall say to them, ‘When you come into the land which I
give you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the
first-fruits of your harvest to the priest. (This is the day of the Omer
Resheet).
Lev 23:11 ‘And he shall wave the
sheaf before יהוה, for your acceptance. On
the morrow after the Sabbath the priest waves it.
Lev 23:12 ‘And on that day when
you wave the sheaf, you shall prepare a male lamb a year old, a perfect one, as
an ascending offering to יהוה,
Lev 23:13 and its grain offering:
two-tenths of an ěphah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire
to יהוה, a sweet fragrance, and
its drink offering: one-fourth of a hin of wine.
Lev 23:14 ‘And you do not eat
bread or roasted grain or fresh grain until the same day that you have brought
an offering to your Elohim – a law forever throughout your generations in all
your dwellings.
The Feast of Weeks- Shavuot
Lev 23:15 ‘And from the morrow
after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave
offering, you shall count for yourselves: seven completed Sabbaths. (barley)
(See Deut/Devarim 16:9 where it speaks of counting seven WEEKS. So, at the end
of seven complete weeks will be Shavuot.)
Lev 23:16 ‘Until the morrow after
the seventh Sabbath you count fifty days, then you shall bring a new grain
offering to יהוה. (wheat)
Lev 23:17 ‘Bring from your
dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread, of two-tenths of an
ěphah of fine flour they are, baked with leaven, first-fruits to יהוה. Lev 2:11-12 – Mat 13:33
https://www.gotquestions.org/parable-leaven.html
Lev 23:18 ‘And besides the bread,
you shall bring seven lambs a year old, perfect ones, and one young bull and
two rams. They are an ascending offering to יהוה,
with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire
for a sweet fragrance to יהוה.
Lev 23:19 ‘And you shall offer one
male goat as a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old, as a slaughter of
peace offerings.
Lev 23:20 ‘And the priest shall
wave them, besides the bread of the first-fruits, as a wave offering before יהוה, besides the two lambs. They are set-apart
to יהוה for the priest.
Lev 23:21 ‘And on this same day
you shall proclaim a set-apart gathering for yourselves, you do no servile work
on it – a law forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
Lev 23:22 ‘And when you reap the
harvest of your land do not completely reap the corners of your field when you
reap, and do not gather any gleaning from your harvest. Leave them for the poor
and for the stranger. I am יהוה your
Elohim.’”
The Feast of Trumpets/ Day of the
great awakening blast
Lev 23:23 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Lev 23:24 “Speak to the children
of Yisra’ěl, saying, ‘In the seventh new moon, on the first day of the
new moon, you have a rest,( שׁבתון) a remembrance of Teru‛ah,[c] a set-apart
gathering. Footnote: cLit. Soundings, by instrument or human voice.
Lev 23:25 ‘You do no servile work,
and you shall bring an offering made by fire to יהוה.’
”
The Day of Atonement
Lev 23:26 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Lev 23:27 “On the tenth day of
this seventh new moon is Yom haKippurim.[d] It shall be a set-apart
gathering for you. And you shall afflict your beings, and shall bring an
offering made by fire to יהוה. Foonote: dDay of
Atonement or Day of the Coverings.
Lev 23:28 “And you do no work on
that same day, for it is Yom Kippurim, to make atonement for you before יהוה your Elohim.
Lev 23:29 “For any being who is
not afflicted on that same day, he shall be cut off from his people.
Lev 23:30 “And any being who does
any work on that same day, that being I shall destroy from the midst of his
people.
Lev 23:31 “You do no work – a law
forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Lev 23:32 ‘It is a Sabbath of rest to you,( שׁבתון) and you shall afflict your beings. On the ninth day of the new moon at evening, from evening to evening, you observe your Sabbath.”
The Feast of Booths - Sukkot
Lev 23:33 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Lev 23:34 “Speak to the children
of Yisra’ěl, saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh new moon is
the Festival of Sukkote for seven days to יהוה. Footnote: eBooths.
Lev 23:35 ‘On the first day is a
set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.
Lev 23:36 ‘For seven days you
bring an offering made by fire to יהוה. On the eighth day there
shall be a set-apart gathering for you, and you shall bring an offering made by
fire to יהוה. It is a closing festival, you do no
servile work.
Lev 23:37 ‘These are the appointed
times of יהוה which you proclaim as set-apart
gatherings, to bring an offering made by fire to יהוה, an ascending offering
and a grain offering, a slaughtering and drink offerings, as commanded for
every day –
Lev 23:38 besides the Sabbaths of יהוה, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides
all your voluntary offerings which you give to יהוה.
Lev 23:39 ‘On the fifteenth day of
the seventh new moon, when you gather in the fruit of the land,
celebrate the festival of יהוה for seven days. On the first day is a
rest, (shabbaton) and on the eighth day a rest. (shabbaton)
Lev 23:40 ‘And you shall take for
yourselves on the first day the fruit of good trees, branches of palm trees,
twigs of leafy trees, and willows of the stream, and shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim for seven days.
Lev 23:41 ‘And you shall celebrate
it as a festival to יהוה for seven days in the year – a law forever
in your generations. Celebrate it in the seventh new moon.
Lev 23:42 ‘Dwell in booths for
seven days; all who are native born in Yisra’ěl dwell in booths,
Lev 23:43 so that your generations
know that I made the children of Yisra’ěl dwell in booths when I brought them
out of the land of Mitsrayim. I am יהוה your Elohim.’ ”
Lev 23:44 Thus did Mosheh speak of
the appointed times of יהוה to the children of Yisra’ěl.
These
appointments with YHVH are the blue print for the restoration of all things –
‘’tikkun olam’’
It’s about
our personal restoration; it’s about the restoration of Israel; it’s about the
restoration of nations; it’s about the restoration of our planet.
The
appearance of the ‘’shabbatons’’ contains the key to the mystery of this
restoration. It is about what we as believers alone are called to do and what
YHVH alone will do. It is significant that the noun ‘’shabbat’’ is feminine and
the noun ‘’shabbaton’’ is masculine.
The
Passover feast (Pesach)including the feast of unleavened bread and Shavuot (Feast
of Weeks transliterated out of Greek as Pentecost) are concerned about the
first coming of Messiah these include our call to repent, to be born again, to
be immersed in water and filled with the Spirit. The ‘’shabbatons’’ are found
in the fall feasts – the return of Messiah- first in the clouds, (Yom teruah)
when Messiah sets his feet on the mount of Olives (Yom ha Kippurim) and then the
marriage supper of the Lamb (Sukkot) in the beginning of the millennium. The
memorial and celebration of these events are ‘’shabbatons’’ Why? Because we
have no control over these events.
Unknown
Why my Rabbi said that the difference
between shabbat and shabbat shabbaton is: one is for the people and one is for God.https://blog.therefinersfire.org/2018/02/the-difference-between-shabbat-and.html An interesting comment!
There may be a huge difference from
‘’seeing’’ the kingdom and ‘’entering’’ the kingdom.
Joh 3:3 יהושע
answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born from
above, he is unable to see[a] the reign of Elohim.” Footnote: aOr
perceive.
Joh 3:4 Naḵdimon said to Him, “How
is a man able to be born when he is old? Is he able to enter into his mother’s
womb a second time and be born?”
Joh 3:5 יהושע
answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the
Spirit, he is unable to enter into the reign of Elohim.
Joh 3:6 “That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Depending on our yielding to Messiah’s
instructions will determine if we ‘’see’’ or ‘’enter’’ into the kingdom.
1Co 10:1 For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 1Co 10:2 and all were immersed into Mosheh in the cloud and in the sea, 1Co 10:3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 1Co 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed, and the Rock was Messiah. 1Co 10:5 However, with most of them Elohim was not well pleased, for they were laid low in the wilderness. 1Co 10:6 And these became examples for us……and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come….1Co 10:12 so that he who thinks he stands, let him take heed lest he fall.
We see the same pattern in Heb 6:1 Therefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Messiah, let us go on to perfection,[a] not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of belief toward Elohim, Footnote: a Mat_5:48. Heb 6:2 of the teaching of immersions, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment.
The first three foundations have to do with what we must do and the last three have to do what YHVH does for and in us.
Heb
6:3 And this we shall do, if Elohim indeed permits.
Heb
6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Set-apart
Spirit,
Heb
6:5 and have tasted the good Word of Elohim and the powers of the age to
come,
Heb 6:6 and fall away, to renew them again to repentance – having impaled for themselves the Son of Elohim again, and put Him to open shame.b Footnote: bSee Heb_10:26-31.
Heb
10:36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the
desire of Elohim, you receive the promise: Heb 10:37 “For yet a
little while – He who is coming shall come and shall not delay.”
Heb 10:38 “But the righteous shall live by belief, but if anyone draws back, my being has no pleasure in him.” Hab_2:3-4. Heb 10:39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of belief to the preservation of life. (Tikkun olam)
Blessed are you YHVH,
our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have given us your Torah of truth, and
have planted everlasting life within our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of
the Torah – Amein.