Exo 30:1 “And you shall make an altar to burn incense
on, make it of acacia wood,
Exo 30:2 a cubit long and a cubit wide – it is a
square – and two cubits high, its horns of the same.
Exo 30:3 “And you shall overlay its top, and its sides
all around, and its horns with clean gold. And you shall make for it a moulding
of gold all around.
Exo 30:4 “And make two gold rings for it, under the
moulding on both its sides. Make them on its two sides, and they shall be
holders for the poles to lift it with.
Exo 30:5 “And you shall make the poles of acacia wood,
and overlay them with gold.
Exo 30:6 “And you shall put it before the veil that is
before the ark of the Witness, before the lid of atonement that is over the
Witness, where I am to meet with you.
Exo 30:7 “And Aharon shall burn on it sweet incense,
morning by morning. As he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.
Exo 30:8 “And when Aharon lights the lamps between the
evenings, he shall burn incense on it – a continual incense before יהוה throughout
your generations.
Exo 30:9 “Do not
offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and do
not pour a drink offering on it.
Exo 30:10 “And
Aharon shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the
sin offering of atonement – once a year he makes atonement upon it throughout
your generations. It is most set-apart to יהוה.”
Haftarah and Second writings portion:
Mal 2:1 “And now, O priests, this command is for you.
Mal 2:2 “If you do not hear, and if you do not take
it to heart, to give esteem to My Name,” said יהוה of hosts, “I
shall send a curse upon you, and I shall curse your blessings. And indeed, I
have cursed them, because you do not take it to heart.
Mal 2:3 “See, I
shall rebuke your seed, and scatter dung before your faces, the dung of your
festivals. And you shall be taken away with it.
Mal 2:4 “And you
shall know that I have sent this command to you, as being My covenant with
Lĕwi,” said יהוה of hosts.
Mal 2:5 “My
covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him, to fear. And he
feared Me, and stood in awe of My Name.
Mal 2:6 “The Torah
of truth1 was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found on his
lips. He walked with Me in peace and straightness, and turned many away from
crookedness. Footnote: 1Neh. 9:13.
Mal 2:7 “For the
lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they seek the Torah from his
mouth, for he is the messenger of יהוה of hosts.
Mal 2:8 “But you,
you have turned from the way, you have caused many to stumble in the Torah. You
have corrupted the covenant of Lĕwi,” said יהוה of hosts.
Mal 2:9 “And I
also, I shall make you despised and low before all the people, because you are
not guarding My ways, and are showing partiality in the Torah.”
Rev 8:1 And when He opened the seventh seal, there
came to be silence in the heaven for about half an hour.
Rev 8:2 And I saw the seven messengers who stand
before Elohim, and to them were given seven trumpets.
Rev 8:3 And another messenger came and stood at the
altar, holding a golden censer, and much incense was given to him, that he
should offer it with the prayers of all the set-apart ones upon the golden
altar which was before the throne.
Rev 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, with the
prayers of the set-apart ones, went up before Elohim from the hand of the
messenger.
Rev 8:5 And the messenger took the censer, and filled
it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises,
and thunders, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
This most probably
refers to the golden altar in the heavenly tabernacle.
You can find some
basic outlines and illustrations of the Tabernacle on the following website:
Midrash:
What comes to mind
when we read these scriptures?
See again Mal 2:4-9
The end time
restoration of all things begins with the restoration of Torah – there is no
restoration of Torah unless there is a restoration of the Levitical priesthood.
It is Aaron’s rod that is in the ark of the covenant alongside the Torah and
jar of manna. See Mal 4:4-6 – also vs 2.
Somehow the whole purpose of being is found standing with Aaron in front
of this altar of incense – everything about life makes sense when standing with
Aaron before the golden altar of incense. This place of intercession is where you
receive and understand your life’s pattern – tavniet – on how you are to
function on this earth – Heb 7:25.
Rom 12:1-8 teaches about our
pattern and function.
The set apart priesthood are anointed by the Ruach and through the
laying on of hands impart that anointing to YHVH’s people.
Joh 16:8 “And having come, He shall reprove1
the world concerning sin,2 and concerning righteousness, and
concerning judgment – Footnotes: 1Or
confute or prove wrong. 22 Chr. 24:20, Neh. 9:30,
Ezek. 36:27, Mic. 3:8, Acts 28:25-27. (the Greek text implies that the religious
world has a wrong conception of sin righteousness and judgment)
Joh 16:9 concerning sin because they do not believe in
Me,
Sin is defined as
transgressing the Torah – 1 John 3:4
You cannot separate
Yahshua from the Torah or the Levitical priesthood – he is superior to the
Levitical priesthood but he did not come to do away with it. This has huge
implications for those who claim to be Yahshua’s followers. Joh 16:10: concerning righteousness because I go to My
Father and you see Me no more,
Righteousness:
Rom 10:1 Truly brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer
to Elohim for Yisra’ĕl is for deliverance.
Rom 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have an
ardour for Elohim, but not according to knowledge.
Rom 10:3 For not knowing the righteousness of Elohim,
and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject
themselves to1 the righteousness of Elohim. Footnote: 1Or
did not obey.
Rom 10:4 For Messiah is the goal1 of the
‘Torah unto righteousness’to everyone who believes. Footnote: 1Or
end purpose; not termination.
Rom 10:5 For Mosheh writes about the righteousness
which is of the Torah, “The man who does these shall live by them.”
Rom 10:6 But the righteousness of belief speaks in
this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who shall ascend into the heavens?’ ” –
that is, to bring Messiah down; or,
Rom 10:7 “ ‘Who shall descend into the abyss?’ ” –
that is, to bring Messiah up from the dead.
Rom 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you,
in your mouth and in your heart” – that is, the word of belief which we are
proclaiming:
Rom 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth the
Master יהושע and believe in
your heart that Elohim has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth,
and so is saved.
Judgment:
Joh 16:11 concerning judgment because the ruler
of this world1 is judged. Footnote: 1See Lk. 4:6.
Joh 16:12 “I still have many words to say to
you, but you are not able to bear them now.
Joh 16:13 “But when He comes, the Spirit of the Truth,
He shall guide you into all the truth. For He shall not speak from Himself, but
whatever He hears He shall speak, and He shall announce to you what is to come.
Joh 16:14 “He shall esteem Me, for He shall take of
what is Mine and announce it to you.
Finally in the last days many will
come to their senses regarding the restoration of all things – Acts 3:21
Hos 3:1 Then יהוה said to me,
“Go again, love a woman loved by a friend, and an adulteress, according to the
love of יהוה for the children of Yisra’ĕl, though they
are turning to other mighty ones and love their raisin cakes.”
Hos 3:2 So I
bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and one and one-half ḥomers
of barley.
Hos 3:3 And I said
to her, “You are to remain with me many days, you are not to whore, nor become
any man’s, and so I shall also be towards you.”
Hos 3:4 For many
days the children of Yisra’ĕl are to remain without sovereign and without
prince, and without slaughtering, and without pillar, and without shoulder
garment or house idols.
Hos 3:5 Afterward
the children of Yisra’ĕl shall return, and seek יהוה their Elohim,
and Dawiḏ their sovereign, and fear יהוה and His
goodness, in the latter days.