Why God Calls His People to Be Set Apart – Torah Portion Acharei Mot & Kedoshim
Acharei Mot begins with a commandment about access to the most holy place, using the deaths of Nadab and Abihu as a reference. The mitzvot state that only one person, the High Priest, can enter the Holy of Holies once a year on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) to offer incense to YAH.
The parsha continues to explain the high priest’s role on Yom Kippur, and the offerings that must be brought by Israel: two goats, one to be offered to Adonai and the other to have the sins of the nation placed upon it and sent into the wilderness. Lots would be cast over the two goats to determine which one would be offered and which one sent out, carrying the sins of the people.
The commandment is also given that no animal or meal offerings can be offered anywhere other than the Tabernacle (and later the Temple), that they must not consume blood, nor take part in forbidden sexual relations, such as incest and bestiality.
Kedoshim, which means ‘Holy Ones’, details the commands given to the whole congregation of Israel, that show how to live in a way that makes them holy as people, just as YAH is Holy. A series of mitzvot expand the commandments given at Sinai, including a commandment against idolatry and false-god worship, instruction to be charitable towards the less-well-off in Israel (orphans, widows, etc.), an affirmation of everyone’s equality under the law, and the importance of keeping Adonai’s Shabbats.
It also makes a principle of law the honesty and integrity in matters of business, the honour and respect of parents, and all of these things are underscored by the principle of the sanctity of life. It is in this parsha that we find the statement that was added to the Shema by Yeshua when asked about the ‘greatest commandment’: that we must not only love YAH with all our hearts, souls and strength, but that we must love our neighbour as we love ourselves.
Torah Portion Acharei Mot & Kedoshim - "After The Death / Holy Ones"
Leviticus 16.1-18.30 / 19.1-20.27
Chapters
00:00:00 - Acharei Mot Kedoshim: After Death, Holy Ones
00:02:49 - Recap of Tazria Metzora
00:03:26 - Acharei Mot: Only the Priest Enters on Yom Kippur
00:04:25 - The Parsha Title in Hebrew
00:06:04 - Drawing Near to God on His Terms
00:08:19 - All Scripture Points to Yeshua
00:10:30 - Why We Gather to Read the Torah
00:13:37 - Reading Leviticus 16 (The Day of Atonement)
00:21:40 - The Name YHVH
00:22:40 - Trusting God Beyond Our Understanding
00:27:10 - Kedoshim: The Call to Be Holy
00:28:30 - Reading Leviticus 19 (The Holiness Code)
00:31:40 - Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
00:35:39 - Rebuke Yourself First
00:42:14 - Who Is My Neighbor? Everyone
00:44:27 - Love the Stranger (You Were Once Strangers)
00:47:44 - Practical Holiness: Putting Others First
00:53:17 - Hate the Sin, Not the Person
00:55:08 - Yeshua: Forgiving His Executioners
00:56:15 - Honor the Elderly
01:01:28 - Remember You Were Strangers in Egypt
01:05:18 - Bear One Another’s Burdens
01:06:22 - “You Shall Be Holy” Is a Promise, Not a Threat
01:09:13 - The Ten Commandments as Blessings
01:11:00 - What Holiness Really Means
01:13:39 - Pursue Holiness to See the Lord
01:15:22 - The “Suitable Man” (Ish Itti: Man of Time)
01:17:08 - Yeshua: The Possessor of Time, Our High Priest
01:20:59 - Conclusion: Life After Death Through Yeshua
01:22:35 - How to Support Almond House
01:25:27 - Almond House Posting Schedule
Bible Version: New King James
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