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The Life is in the Blood

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Blood is physical, its spiritual... Blood is our life force. Today, we're talking about how views on the blood have evolved and how they tie in with the gospel!
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. Genesis 9:4 NASB

This episode talks about all the ways humans have viewed blood, what our blood tells us, and how that relates to the Word! Spoiler alert: everything points to the gospel. It points to Yeshua/Jesus/Christ/Messiah! It points to YHWH's heart! It points to the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Bible Verses on Blood and Life

  • Genesis 9:4
  • Leviticus 17:11, 14
  • Deuteronomy 12:23
  • Psalm 72:14
  • Ezekiel 33:5
  • John 6:53-54
  • Revelation 12:11

References

  1. "Blood offerings". Britannica; visited June 2021
  2. Maria Cohut. "Bloodletting: Why doctors used to bleed their patients for health". Medical News Today. November 16, 2020
  3. Dennis J Mcarthy. "The Symbolism of Blood and Sacrifice". Journal of Biblical Literature. June 1969

Tithes & Offering

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What does the Bible actually say about tithing and offering? I'll give you a hint, Malachi 3:8-10 is often quoted out of context. Spoiler alert: you are NOT cursed if you aren't giving 10% of your income to a man made institution.
8“Will a man rob God?
Yet you have robbed Me!
But you say,
‘In what way have we robbed You?’
In tithes and offerings.
9You are cursed with a curse,
For you have robbed Me,
Even this whole nation.
10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house, Malachi 3:8-10 NKJV

definition
tithe[1]
noun
  1. : a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
  2. : the obligation represented by individual tithes
  3. : TENTH
    broadly : a small part
  4. : a small tax or levy
What is Tithes?
Why do we tithe?

Tithing before Israel
  • Genesis 14:22
  • Genesis 22:28
  • Both Abraham and Jacob tithed
  • Abraham gives a 10th of the spoils of a war to Melchizedek, priest and king of Salem
  • Jacob promises God a 10th of everything he is blessed with
  • Both instances are voluntary
Tithing in Israel
  • There are actually 3 types of tithes
    1. Tithe for festivals (Deuteronomy 14:22-27)
      • We just talked about the feasts, the Israelites were told to contribute food to the temple which was consumed during these feasts
    2. Tithe for the Levites (Leviticus 27:30-33; Numbers 18:21-31)
      • The Levites were not given an inheritance (Deuteronomy 9:10)
      • The tithe was not because they were priests, but because they did not have land for livestock or to harvest
    3. Tithe for the poor (Deuteronomy 14:28-29; 26:12-13)
      • This tithe maintained the poor: orphans, widows, and strangers

Who are the Levites?
  • Many think the tithe of the Levites is what we give to the pastor
  • Levite priest is not the same as a pastor.
  • The Levites represent a bloodline; most pastor's today are not from that bloodline
  • The Levitical priest was rendered unnecessary by Christ, who has ascended as our High Priest (1 Timothy 2:5)
  • All believers are priests in the kingdom of God (1 Peter 2:5-9)
  • The reason the Israelites were tasked with giving to the Levites is because they were not given a share of the land; they had no way to harvest crops or raise livestock.
More Bible Verses on Giving
  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
  • Hebrews 7
  • Mark 12:32-34
  • Luke 21:1-4
  • Luke 18:9-14
  • Acts 20:28-35
Sow a Seed?
  • Prosperity gospel pastors teach this idea of "sowing a seed." You will hear people with this idea that giving money to God (re: the church) is like an investment. They believe that giving to a building will benefit them and that is why they give.
  • We should not give with the expectation of receiving! That is not what God means by a cheerful giver.

Christ on tells the Pharisees that justice, mercy, and ? are more important than tithing (Matthew 23:23)

A little more on the history of modern tithing
  • It wasn't made mandatory in Christianity until the 8th century (prior to that it was always offering)[3]
  • Chapter eight of Pagan Christianity does a good job of summarizing how clergy salaries and how tithing became a requirement/custom in Christianity[2]
  • Beyond Tithing is a book on the history of tithing (I haven't read it yet but I've seen it quoted in many places)[4]
Summary
  • God command the Israelites to tithe to provide for the vulnerable people in their community
  • Similarly if we love God, we will take care of His people (Matthew 25:31-35)
  • Some of us have more and God may expect more from us than those who have less (Luke 21:1-4)
  • God doesn't need money; He wants you to use what you have to take care of His creation
  • What does it say about us if we blindly give money to a building but refuse to give to our neighbor?
  • How many grandiose churches have you seen in decrepit neighborhoods? Do you think God, Who sacrificed His only Son so that the Holy Spirit could dwell in us and turn us into living temples, wants His people to suffer so that a building can be top of the line?
  • Tithe in the Old Testament was food; your offering can be whatever God is calling you to give: time, money, skills, etc.

31“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

37“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

41“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

44“Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ Matthew 25:31-45 NKJV

References

  1. "Tithe". Merriam-Webster; visited April 7, 2020
  2. Frank Viola and George Barna. Pagan Christianity; visited April 7, 2020
  3. Tithe. Encyclopædia Brittanica. February 9, 2016
  4. Stuart Murray. Beyond Tithing. December 19, 2011

Let's Have A Feast (Part 3)

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And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem
shall even go up from year
to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts,
and to keep the feast of tabernacles. Zechariah 14:16 KJV

definition
feast[1]
noun
  1. a: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : BANQUET
    b (1): something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment
    // a visual feast
    (2): ABUNDANCE, PROFUSION
    //an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan
  2. : a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
Feast of Tabernacles
  • Leviticus 23:33-44
  • Nehemiah 8:13-18
  • Zechariah 14
  • Starts on the 15th day of the 7th month (roughly September)
  • Lasts 8 days
  • Description/Instructions
    • The first day is a holy convocation and a treated as a Sabbath (no work)
    • The last day is a holy convocation and a treated as a Sabbath (no work)
    • Offerings were to be made the first 7 days
    • Dwell in "booths" (tents) for 7 days
  • Connection to the past
    • The Israelites lived in booths during the Exodus
    • Symbolic of time to commune with God
    • God provided everything during this time and was bringing them to something better
  • Connection to prophecy
    • Symbolic of the transition between this world, and the new world in which no evil exists
    • Possibly the birthday of Christ[2][5]
    • Possibly representing the time during the end where God's people will have to depend on Him due to heavy persecution

Purim
  • Esther 9:18-32
  • Occurs on the 14th day of Adar (roughly in March)
  • Commemorates the Jews triumph over Haman in Persia
  • God miraculously delivered them from being killed by their enemies

definition
×—ֲ× ֻ×›ָּ×” (Hanukkah)[4]
noun
    dedication, consecration
Hanukkah
  • 1 & 2 Maccabees (Apocrypha)
  • John 10:22
  • Celebrated for 8 days starting Kislev 25 (roughly the beginning of December)
  • Commemorates the time when one day's supply of oil lasted for 8 days
  • This is the only winter feast and thus must be the feast mentioned in John 10:22 (also, Hanukkah means dedication)

References

  1. "Feast". Merriam-Webster; March 17, 2020
  2. Matthew Ervin. "The Seven Feasts of Israel are Fulfilled in Jesus". Apple Eye Ministries. March 7, 2014
  3. "What Is Hanukkah?". Chabad.org; visited March 31, 2020
  4. "2598. chanukkah". Strong's Concordance via Bible Hub; visited March 31, 2020
  5. Dan Hardin. "Was the Birth of Christ During the Feast of Tabernacles?". Gateway Anabaptist Church. November 13, 2017
  6. "5521. sukkah". Strong's Concordance via Bible Hub; visited March 31, 2020

Let's Have A Feast (Part 2)

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"The kingdom of heave may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, Matthew 22:2 ESV

definition
feast[1]
noun
  1. a: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : BANQUET
    b (1): something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment
    // a visual feast
    (2): ABUNDANCE, PROFUSION
    //an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan
  2. : a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
Feast of Weeks/Pentecost
  • Leviticus 23:15-22
  • Acts 2
  • Takes place 7 Sabbaths after the Feast of First Fruits
      I actually confused myself about this timing after I recorded the episode. Some translations (like the NKJV) say for 50 days to be counted after the seventh Sabbath, which implies you would have the 49 days of the seven Sabbaths, plus another 50 days. However, most references just say 50 days after Passover. Using Deuteronomy 16:6-10, you can see that it was only 7 weeks (7 Sabbaths) after Passover that Pentecost was to occur. I checked a Jewish calendar to verify.[3] The Jewish calendar lists April 8, 2020 as Nisan 14 (the date of Passover) and they count 50 days from Nisan 15 to May 29, 2020 for Pentecost. While, this clears up the number of days, apparently I'm not the only one confused.[4] The Pharisees and Sadducees didn't agree on how to count the days either!

      The confusion here stems from the word Sabbath. Some times Sabbath means the seventh day of the week, but sometimes it means a holy day God proclaimed to be a day of rest (Sabbath) no matter what day it falls on. The Sadducees took a literal approach and counted from the first seventh day Sabbath during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, while the Pharisees counted from the first day of Unleavened Bread, which was considered a Sabbath. The Sadducees were in charge when Christ was on Earth, and since He did not correct them, I think it's safe to say that Pentecost should be counted from the first seventh day Sabbath during the feast of Unleavened Bread. That would make the true Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020.
  • Description /Instructions
    • Bring 2 loaves, baked with leaven to offer
    • Offer 7 lambs, without blemish and one year old
    • Offer 1 young bull
    • Offer 2 rams
    • A grain offering
    • A drink offering
    • A Sin offering of 1 young goat
    • A peace offering of 2 male lambs in their first year
    • Treated as a Sabbath; no work was to be done.
  • Connection to the past
    • Possibly linked to when Moses received the stone tablets from God—Exodus 19:1 confirms that the Israelites reached Sinai in the third month, which is the month Pentecost occurs
  • Connection to prophecy
    • In Acts 2, the disciples received the Holy Spirit
    • At this time God wrote the law in the hearts and minds of His people (Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 10:16)

The long summer between the spring and fall feasts may or may not represent the wait for Christ's second coming.[2]

Feast of Trumpets / Rosh Hashanah
  • Leviticus 23:23-25
  • Occurs on the first day of the seventh month (1 Tishri)
  • Lasts for 7 days
  • Description/Instructions
    • Treated as a Sabbath; no work is to be done
    • A holy convocation where trumpets are blown is to take place
    • And offering to the LORD was to be made
  • Connection to the Past
    • Nothing explicitly is stated to connect this to the history of Israel
    • Some believe it is linked to the Israel's victory at Jericho in which the walls fell when they blew the trumpets (Joshua 6); that would make this a double prophecy
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • Often tied to the 7 trumpets of Revelation (Revelation 8-11)

Day of Atonement
  • Leviticus 23:26-32
  • Occurs on the 10th day of the 7th month (10 Tishri)
  • Description/Instructions
    • Treated as a Sabbath; no work is to be done
    • A holy convocation is to occur
    • Repentance is to happen for each person (afflict your soul)
    • An offering to the LORD was to be given
    • Those not repenting and those working would be punished by God
  • Connection to the Past
    • Represents coming before God in repentance
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • In the final day, we will stand before God and plead the blood of Christ (our offering) in repentance

In the Next Episode

  • Let's Have A Feast Part 3 (to be released on April 1, 2020)
    1. Feast of Tabernacles
    2. Purim
    3. Hanukkah

References

  1. "Feast". Merriam-Webster; March 17, 2020
  2. Matthew Ervin. "The Seven Feasts of Israel are Fulfilled in Jesus". Apple Eye Ministries. March 7, 2014
  3. "From Passover to Pentecost". Jews for Jesus. July 1, 1995
  4. Jim Franks. "Counting Pentecost When the First Day of Unleavened Bread Falls on Sunday". United Church of God. January 1, 2005

Let's Have A Feast

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So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. Genesis 26:30 NKJV

definition
feast[1]
noun
  1. a: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : BANQUET
    b (1): something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment
    // a visual feast
    (2): ABUNDANCE, PROFUSION
    //an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan
  2. : a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
Passover
  • Exodus 12
  • Leviticus 23:5
  • Description /Instructions
    • Select a lamb on the 10th day of the first month (Nisan => March/April)
    • 1 year old male lamb without blemish
    • Kill the lamb on the 14th day
    • In Egypt they covered the door posts with the lamb's blood
    • Roast the lamb in fire and eat with bitter herbs and unleavened bread that night
    • Nothing was to remain until morning, but if it was, it had to be burned with fire
    • The first time, they ate with haste in preparation to leave Egypt
  • Connection to the past
    • Represents the final plague of Egypt
    • Death passed over the first borns of Israel
    • This marked the Israelites' freedom
    • Since this began their nation, it was considered to the 1st month
  • Connection to prophecy
    • Christ is our Passover Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7)
    • The blood of the Lamb keeps the 2nd death from claiming us (Ephesians 1:7; Revelation 7:14)
    • Christ died at Passover (Matthew 26:17-20; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-39; John 13:1-17:26)[2]

Feast of Unleavened Bread
  • Exodus 12:15-20
  • Exodus 13:6-7
  • Leviticus 23:6
  • Starts the day after Passover
  • Lasts for 7 days
  • Description/Instructions
    • 7 days of unleavened bread
    • 1st day is a holy convocation
    • No work on the 1st or 7th days (declared Sabbaths)
    • Offering given to God each of the 7 days
    • 7th day is a holy convocation
    • No leaven can be in the house or near them
  • Connection to the Past
    • Represents them fleeing from Egypt
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • Symbolically, leaven is sin (1 Corinthians 5:6)
    • Represents purging sin and being cleansed by the Lamb
    • Christ is referred to as the Bread of Life; since He was without sin (leaven) He would also be unleavened bread

Festival of First Fruits
  • Leviticus 23:9-14
  • 17th day of Nisan (During the Feast of Unleavened Bread)
  • Description/Instructions
    • First sheaf of the harvest was to be dedicated to God
    • 1 year old unblemished male lamb was to be offered
    • 1 quart of wine given as a drink offering
    • 4 quarts of fine flour mixed with oil given as a grain offering
    • No bread, roasted grain, or new grain was to be eaten until that day[4]
  • Connection to the Past
    • Represented their first harvest outside of Egypt, as an independent nation
    • It showed their trust in God that future harvests would take place
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • Christ was also the first fruit
    • He rose on the 3rd day, the 17th of Nisan[3]

In the Next Episodes

  • Let's Have A Feast Part 2 (to be released on March 25, 2020)
    1. Feast of Weeks/Pentecost (Shavout)
    2. Feast of Trumpets
    3. Day of Atonement
  • Let's Have A Feast Part 3 (to be released on April 1, 2020)
    1. Feat of Tabernacles
    2. Purim
    3. Hanukkah

References

  1. "Feast". Merriam-Webster; March 17, 2020
  2. Frank Daniels. "The Timing of Passover". 1999
  3. Matthew Ervin. "The Seven Feasts of Israel are Fulfilled in Jesus". Apple Eye Ministries. March 7, 2014
  4. I assume bread here means leavened bread (see Leviticus 23:14)

Cross Referencing the Books of Law

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This post contains several cross references of important topics discussed in the Book of Law.

Introduction

In school, I noticed that teachers would often repeat the concepts they felt were most important, and became fairly good at predicting what would be on the tests based upon what was emphasized and repeated in class. Anyone who has read the Bible, even just by skimming, knows that God employs tons of repetition in the books of law. To get a better understanding of which concepts God emphasizes throughout the books of law, I am creating a table that cross-references laws, commands, and events across the 5 books of law. This is not a comprehensive list (there may be other verses with the books of law pertaining to each topic that I have missed). Note, the content page may not display properly in e-mail or RSS feeders; if you can't view the graphs or references, please view the original page.
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Feasts

Select one of the tabs below to see cross reference data on the feast days.
  • Passover
  • Unleavened Bread
  • Pentecost
  • Trumpets
  • Atonement
  • Tabernacles
  • All

  1. Passover
  2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread
  3. The Feast of Weeks (Harvest/Pentecost)
  4. The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)
  5. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
  6. The Feast of Tabernacles

Misc. Law

Select one of the tabs below to see cross reference data on miscellaneous laws.
  • Where to Keep Them
  • Fair Treatment

  1. The Law as a Sign
  2. Judgement
  3. Treatment of the Poor

The Ten Commandments

Select one of the tabs above to see cross reference data on The Ten Commandments
  • I
  • II
  • III
  • IV
  • V
  • VI
  • VII
  • VIII
  • IX
  • X
  • All

  1. No Other Gods Above the Lord
  2. No Graven Images/Idolatry
  3. Do Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain
  4. Keep the Sabbath Holy
  5. Honor Thy Mother and Father
  6. Thou Shalt Not Kill
  7. Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
  8. Thou Shalt Not Steal
  9. Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
  10. Thou Shalt Not Covet

Offerings & the Priesthood

Select one of the tabs below to see cross reference data on offerings or the priesthood.
  • Burnt
  • Trespass
  • Peace
  • Meat
  • Sin
  • Priests

  1. Burnt Offerings
  2. Trespass Offerings
  3. Peace Offerings
  4. Meat Offerings
  5. Sin Offerings
  6. Priesthood

Dietary Restrictions

Select one of the tabs below to see cross reference data on dietary restrictions.
  • Blood
  • Clean/Unclean Animals

  1. Abstaining from Blood
  2. Defining Clean vs. Unclean Meat
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