Spiritual meanings of the feast of tabernacles

[RedTent]

It is wonderful to learn the way our physical numbers are a tie between our physical world, a way of explaining our world in spiritual terms. Things like knowing scripture gives us ten commandments, and even the number of commandments have spiritual meaning for us.

I think we should all be aware that many things that seem only physical to us, if we look a little deeper there is spiritual meaning to them. For instance, washing our hands. That seems to be just a matter of getting hands clean, but in the spiritual sense, in God's eyes that sees our spiritual being, we are cleaning more than surface dirt if we are of God. That is what the rituals were for, to give man a spiritual meaning in all he did. We are to use Christ for that spiritual connection, now, but as long as we do that, I don't believe it is sinful to also be aware of the connection to the spiritual in everyday things we do.

When we learn the spiritual connection to our numbers, it opens up depth in our living for Christ.

 

[psalm6819]

I built myself a sukkot last year, I ate outside in it then later sat beneath the stars. I make a special offering out of love, not obligation, this year I walk in the light of the blessings of tabernacles, knowing YHWH is faithful and thankful for Yeshua listening for Ruach Elohim. There's an excellent website call hebrew4christians., that's where I've been learning hebrew. They even have audio.

 

[just-me]

For those who are interested I give you this so you can print it out, and then you can follow better as we go in this beautiful 7 day journey. More to come, lots more, as long as there is an interest. 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.

Representations of Hebrew pictorial letters and numerical counterparts

1 = (Aleph/El-Ox head) Unity, strong, powerful leader, new beginnings
2 = (Beyt/Bet-Tent floor plan) household, family, union, division, and witnessing
3 = (Gima/Gam-Foot) divine completeness and perfection, to gather and walk
4 = (Dalet/Dal-Door) entrance, creation, the world, creative works
5 = (Hey-Man with arms raised) look, reveal, breath, grace, God’s goodness, and Pentateuch
6 = (Vav/Waw-Tent peg) add, secure, and hook, weakness of man, manifestation of sin, and the evils of Satan
7 = (Zayin/Zan-Mattock) food harvested for nourishment, resurrection, spiritual completeness, and the Father’s perfection
8 = (Chet/Hhet-Tent wall) outside, divide, and half, new birth,
9 = (Tet-Basket) fruit of the Spirit, surround, and contain
10 = (Yud/Yad-Arm and closed hand) work, throw, worship, testimony, law and responsibility
11 = (Kaph-Open palm) bend, open, allow, and tame, disorder, and judgment
12 = (Lamed/Lam-Shepherd staff) teach, yoke, and bind, governmental perfection
13 = (Mem-Water) chaos, mighty, water, and blood, apostasy, depravity and rebellion
14 = (Nun-Seed) continue, heir, Son, deliverance, and salvation
15 = (Samech/Sin-Thorn) grab, hate, protect, rest
16 = (Ayin/Ghah-Eye) watch, know, shade, love
17 = (Pey-mouth) blow, beginning, victory
18 = (Tsade/Tsad-trail) journey, chase, hunt, bondage
19 = (Quph-Sun on the horizon) faith, condense, cycle of time
20 = (Resh-Head of man) the beginning of enlightenment to mankind, redemption.
21 = (Shin/Sin-Two front teeth) sharp, press, and eat, exceeding sinfulness of sin
22 = (Tav/Taw-Cross sticks) mark, sign, signal, monument, light

 

[KohenMatt]

I built myself a sukkot last year, I ate outside in it then later sat beneath the stars. I make a special offering out of love, not obligation, this year I walk in the light of the blessings of tabernacles, knowing YHWH is faithful and thankful for Yeshua listening for Ruach Elohim. There's an excellent website call hebrew4christians., that's where I've been learning hebrew. They even have audio.

Our church has done this for a number of years. Our family (with 4 small kids) camps out in a tent with our church for 8 days. It's one of the biggest blessings we encounter.

And we do it in Colorado. It's in mid-October this year, where the temperature will be in the 50's. Gonna be chilly, but good!

 

[just-me]

5[SUP]th[/SUP] day=19[SUP]th[/SUP] of the month: Numbers 29:26 (KJV)
[SUP]26 [/SUP]And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
It’s amazing that Paul lists nine characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.”
The number 5 represents grace, God’s goodness, and Torah instructions.
The 5[SUP]th[/SUP]letter means reaching out to obtain revelations, and instruction from God.
The number 9 represents the “fruit of the Spirit,” and the divine completeness from the Father.
The 9[SUP]th[/SUP] letter means to hold and carry what has been given. The “fruit of the Spirit” is singular, and we hold it, carry it, and walk with it every day.
The number 19 represents faith.
The 19[SUP]th[/SUP] letter means the time sequence given for us to believe the truth. Faith is a gift of the Spirit. It is increased as we travel in the experiences given to test us. 2 Corinthians 10:15 tells us not to boast “of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly.” Scripture says that God tests us in Deuteronomy 13:1-1 “If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”
God given experiences not only give us better understanding of our Lord, and ourselves, they increase our faith in God when looking at those situations in retrospect.

 

[just-me]

6[SUP]th[/SUP] day=20[SUP]th[/SUP] of the month: Numbers 29:29 (KJV)
[SUP]29 [/SUP]And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
With diligence we should be adding to our “faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.” (2 Peter 1:5b-10)


The eighth day after a male child was born, he was to be circumcised. Spiritually speaking, circumcision of the heart is required according to the New Covenant.The righteous law of God commands this in Deuteronomy 10:16. “Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.” The eighth day is also recognized as the first day of the week. The day that Jesus had a conversation with Nicodemus about being born again in John 3:1-21 describes this new birth in Christ Jesus. During this conversation, in verse ten, Jesus questions Nicodemus saying; “Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?”
The number 6 represents the weakness of man, the manifestation of sin, and the evils of Satan.
The 6[SUP]th[/SUP]letter means to hook, and add securely. Through the Word of God we recognize our true state, the revelation of sin, and receive better understanding of how our adversary’s subtle deceptions can be detected. We run to the security promised through Christ Jesus, to prevent ourselves from being hooked by deception.
The number 8 represents a new birth, and new beginnings.
The 8[SUP]th[/SUP] letter means a separation between right and wrong influences. God promises us a new life of everlasting security when we sincerely desire to stay in His presence.
The number 20 represents redemption.
The 20[SUP]th[/SUP] letter represents a conscious commitment of the mind because of the new birth. We are committed to Christ because we are bought with the price of His life. “We love him, because he first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)

 

[just-me]

7[SUP]th[/SUP] day=21[SUP]st[/SUP] day of the month: Numbers 29:32 (KJV)
[SUP]32 [/SUP]And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
As we know, the number seven in scripture is divine, representing the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Through His divine Word, the sin that causes division between God and man is exposed. This division is called “enmity.” Salvation comes from the Father’s perfection, the Son’s resurrection, and Spiritual completeness. Seventy bullocks were sacrificed in these seven days representing “punishment and restoration of Israel,” and the restoration is prophesied as events that will happen during the millennial reign of Christ. These events will be world wide, depicting past, present, and future in universality. Ezekiel 37:16-17 “Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.” This will finalize the complete plan of purification that was conceived before the heavens, and the earth were in existence.


The number 7 represents resurrection, spiritual completeness, and the Fathers perfection.
The 7[SUP]th[/SUP]letter means food produced and harvested for nourishment. The fulfillment of everything prior to the resurrection of Christ, by Christ, makes all of this possible to be sustained, and for us to grow in this new life with Him.Isaiah 25:8 “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.”
The number 21 means exceeding sinfulness of sin.
The 21[SUP]st[/SUP] letter means sharp press of consumption as in chewing up the devastating destruction of sin through sacrifice. 1 Corinthians 15:54 “So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.”

 

[just-me]

There are two letters of the Hebrew alphabet that are exempt from this sequence of events in this chapter. These letters are the fourteenth letter “nun” meaning the *seed that continues, and the twenty-second letter “tav” meaning the monument of cross-sticks. This is certainly the monumental signet of the cross on Calvary. The blood that was smeared on the door posts of each house in Exodus 12:7-12 resembles the way this 22[SUP]nd[/SUP] letter is written in Hebrew. The reason these two letters were not included with this sequence of events, was for Israel to contemplate that there was something that needed to happen in the future to complete God’s divine plan. This final piece to this puzzle would eventually be the cohesive bond that would complete/fulfill all things, and He would be the very core from which all things emanate. This vacancy is then clearly seen as the focal point in which only our Lord Jesus Christ is able to occupy in righteousness. Consideration must be taken that Jesus Christ is the heir, and the firstborn seed of God’s kingdom, and He is the *seed that died, and rose from the dead. Like any seed that is planted in the ground, it must die before new life sprouts and takes root. Colossians 1:18 puts it this way. “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” This sacrifice enables the Kingdom of God to continue, as the fulfillment of our heavenly Father’s covenant of promise. By remembering that the night of the 15[SUP]th[/SUP] of the first month is Passover, we now know why God commands us to observe these things with our spiritual minds eye, instituted by His commandment, inviting us to reciprocate His love with responsibility.

This is the end of te first segment. 2 more to come. and then defining the meanings of oil win and flour and their quantities.

 

[chubbena]

OK I have to give in. I was reluctant to give "likes" to your posts regarding feasts like this one because it would take a long time to examine and I didn't want to look stupid giving "likes" if what you said turned out to be wrong.
On the other hand, I meant to examine the significance of these feasts.
I'm contradicting myself as someone wrongfully (rightfully in the grant scheme of things) pointed out to me.
So let's hear it!

 

[just-me]

See OP to see the relevance to the quantities. They are the same for Tabernacles
Numbers 15:2-12
Flour Is A Big Deal

We now arrive at a point in scripture that took me several days to decipher. Concerning the oil and flour defined, and mixed together, here is how it reads in Numbers 29:1-4. “And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:” The quantities of flour mixed with oil are “deals?” What a deal, or what is a deal? So I compared scripture with scripture, and came to some conclusions. Through prayer and meditation, I am getting closer to the truth. I’m sure there is much more than we will never understand as long as we live in this mortal body. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:12; “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” I thought that the men who translated the Bible into English during the reign of King James might have thought that the quantities of flour were no big “deal.” It actually made me a little disgusted. I found another scripture referenced in Leviticus 6:20-21 that helped, and found that the “deal” really was a bigger “deal” than what I first estimated. It reads as follows; “This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an “ephah” of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.” By understanding that ten percent of an “ephah” is not the full “deal,” the answer is found in Exodus 16:36 where it says “Now an “omer” is the tenth part of an “ephah.”

An eyphah/ephah is a measure of grain equaling close to a bushel, and is actually a dry measure in general. It is an Egyptian derivative, and according to the Hebrew language, this word was derived from the act of harvesting wheat. Knowing that God gives the increase, the farmer cut the sheaves of grain, and raises them to heaven, thanking God for the sustenance. Now a certain amount of seed is needed for the next years planting, but that was up to the farmer’s discretion, and would have nothing to do with saving a certain amount so as to give his/her ten percent. When reading about the tenth deal/ephah, our minds will think about tithing ten percent of our income. That concept is truth in part, but by no means is the complete picture, for tithing has more to do with governing with equity, which cannot be likened unto the equality that the United States federal government indorses with rhetoric. “Federal intelligence” is an oxymoron, and God’s government is the proper balance of perfect equity. Now the word “tithe” means to accumulate but is only used in reference to self-denial as a denominative of ten, denoting responsibility as Deuteronomy 14:22 points out. “Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.” There is a subtle difference between “tenth” and “tithe” according to the Hebrew language. The tenth deals for the Bullock, ram, and lambs add the seed/son/heir to the tithe so that the plan established in the beginning will continue to the end. So in the seventh month God gave to us a commission, and then added Jesus, the son of man, to that responsibility, enabling our tithe to continue with the seed.

So to revere the Word of God as I ought, I will concede that an “omer” is a big deal even though it’s only ten percent of the “deal”, and not less in the spiritual meaning of the offering. In order to understand the significance of the flour and oil mixed together, plus the quantities enlisted for these certain offerings, each letter of the Hebrew word must be investigated to understand its characteristics. We begin at the harvesting of the barley, and/or wheat. Then, after threshing, it is needful for the seed to be separated from its outer layer known as chaff. Stripping and chipping harvested seeds, separates the center of the seed from the outer shell by beating of the seeds with a stick or some other type of tool, shaking, and sifting them in a sifter in the wind. Then the seed is ground into powder with stones until “fine flour” is the result. (Strong’s 5560) The word “coleth” pronounced “so-leth” is the Hebrew word for flour, and from defining each letter, we can see a spiritual meaning of signs and monuments of completion denoting crossed sticks pointing in all directions of the compass. This word is related to the word selah meaning to pause, and weigh the meaning of a song or the reading of the Word. The four directions in the crossed sticks links a physical parable with true spiritual aspects that are taught by the shepherd’s staff to rescue, and rod of guidance. This is clear when reading Psalm 23:4b “thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” With that, we read in Isaiah 53:5; “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” This relates to the beating that separates. Jesus also said that He is “the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” written in John 6:35. This statement also represents the grinding, and refining the core of the seed into flour. At this point we must go further into the depth of meaning by describing the meaning of the quantity of flour used, and what that represents spiritually. As I have mentioned, an “omer” is one tenth “deal” and a “deal” is an “ephah.” With that, I have to mention Numbers 28:4-5, which is the correct ratio, even though it is not mentioned in the feast of tabernacles per se. The measurements were consistent I’m sure. So quoting; “The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.”

I also feel it necessary to be redundant by quoting Numbers 29:3-4. “And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, and one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs.” This establishes the quantities for each animal offered from the first day through the twenty-first day of the seventh month. The spiritual meaning of the “Omer” (Strong’s 6016) is to watch, and know that the blood, and water are mighty from the beginning. We are to continue as an heir of this promise or covenant, as it was from the beginning.

 

[just-me]

OK I have to give in. I was reluctant to give "likes" to your posts regarding feasts like this one because it would take a long time to examine and I didn't want to look stupid giving "likes" if what you said turned out to be wrong.
On the other hand, I meant to examine the significance of these feasts.
I'm contradicting myself as someone wrongfully (rightfully in the grant scheme of things) pointed out to me.
So let's hear it!

We are all here to learn, and we can edify each other. any input from you would be greatly appreciated because I have just scratched the surface of a great big "deal." LOL

 

[just-me]

Bullock Omers

The question I had was; why three tenths of an ephah is offered with the Bullock representing the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ? I begin with Deuteronomy 14:28-29 where it says; “At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you),and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.” According to the commandments of God, the farmers were to bring their tithes that they had accumulated into the city/town closest to their area. In the course of three years God gave abundant increase to the crops and livestock. At the end of three years the farmer had more than enough to sustain the family, and ten percent of that accumulation was hauled to the town, and distributed to the needy by the Levites living there. The Levitical tribe was not given an inheritance of land, but was to administer the ordinances of God, governing Israel according to the law. For a more complete picture of this perfect welfare system I present Deuteronomy 26:12-13. “When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.” So relating this to Jesus Christ, I will start by quoting a scripture that He quoted from Isaiah 61:1 that is in Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.”


Therefore, in reality, Jesus’ public ministry was this three-year tithe mentioned in the law that was recorded in Deuteronomy. According to John 2:11-13, right after Jesus turned the water into wine at the marriage feast, “This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.” We know Jesus entered Jerusalem on the tenth day before the crucifixion, so my conjecture is that He began his public ministry on the tenth day of the first month, three years previous. Jesus distributes His three-year tithe according to these statutes.
According to Paul, in Romans 5:2, the grace of God comes to us by His gift of faith. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Paul uses himself as an example when he describes a situation of being jerked around by the minister of Satan. In 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 he writes; “For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”


In the Complete Jewish Bible John 5:7-8 says “There are three witnesses -the Spirit, the water and the blood - and these three are in agreement.” I used that reference to avert any discrepancy that the KJV might produce in our minds. We can also compare these three omers with Isaiah 6:3 that says; “And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” Jesus describes this principle in Matthew 13:33b revealing to us that; “The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.” Three is a profound number illustrating repentance in the story of Jonah, for he spent three days, and three nights in the belly of the big fish, and finally went to Nineveh and his ministry caused them to have a repentant heart. Last, but certainly not least, Jesus spent three days and three nights in the tomb. His grace, and His gift of faith, that gives us hope are united together as three, in the Almighty’s divine completeness and perfection.

 

[just-me]

Ram Omers

So what is it about the two omers offered with the ram? As mentioned before, a ram represents a politically predominant leader, with attributes of physical strength, relating it to Abraham. At this point in Biblical history, this is what Israel saw in retrospect, understanding the fulfillment of the promise they had been given through their patriarch Abraham, and now Moses was the leader that leads Israel through the desert. Both being of the tribe of Levi, Aaron was given direction from Moses, and Moses was given direction from God. After entering, and subduing the Promised Land, the descendents of Levi were distributed throughout the other eleven tribes to administer the sacrificial ordinances. As mentioned previously, they had no inheritance of land to sustain themselves, so they lived on the tithes given from the tribe they served. Numbers 18:20-21 says;“And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.” I hadn’t given much thought to this in years past, but it is clear that the tribe of Levi was actually divided into two parts. One part was descendents of Levi, and the other was the descendents of Aaron. Numbers 18:26, and 28 is a confirmation of this when God tells Moses “Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.” Nothing goes to waste with God’s economics. The heave offering then becomes an offering up, and not a trickle down economics. Paul writes in 1 Timothy 5:17-18 confirming this two fold ministry. “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And the labourer is worthy of his reward.” This honor is a value by analogy, to esteem, especially of the highest degree, or the dignity itself, so in the process of giving to the Lord, we contribute to the sustenance of His elect. This will be vital during times of tribulation, particularly as described by Jesus in Matthew 24.

The patriarchal leader is given two-tenths omers representing their responsibility to instruct and govern according to the commandments God, including the observance the Sabbath. In reality, the Sabbath days set aside for communication, are for reflecting on the glory, and grace of our Creator. Exodus 16:22-26 shows us the responsibility of Israel’s rulers. “And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.” In Hebrews 13:16, 2 Corinthians 10:15, and Hebrews 11:1, scripture continues attaching convocation (communication) with the substance of hope called “faith.” “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased, but having hope when your faith is increased. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” It’s not a matter of “give and take.” It’s a matter of “take and give.” The patriarchs such as Abraham received two omers. One was the promise of a nation by his seed, and the other was the promise that his barren wife would conceive, and bear a son to carry out this promise. His faith was increased when he witnessed the promised birth of Isaac, and that faith gave him the hope of a land promised that he would never see. Moses, (Mosheh) on the other hand had been saved by the divine providence of God when his mother put him in a basket, and floated him down the river. In the Egyptian language, “Moses” means “Drawing out of the water, rescued, and law giver.”

 

[just-me]

Lamb Omers

So laywomen and laymen fall into the category of the lamb, and we give back one tenth of what has been given to us in this huge plan of God. It’s not a tax. It’s not just money. It’s an offering presented to our Father in heaven from the core of our very being. “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” (1 Peter 3:15) One omer is “manna” from heaven, which I believe is a representation of “faith” given to us through the Word of God. I have mentioned that faith is the substance of things hoped for, and Paul declares in Romans 3:28, and Romans 12:3 the importance of having faith in our Father in heaven. “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. So some have more faith than others depending on their maturity in Christ Jesus. Exodus 16:17-18 clarifies God’s equity concerning this gift of faith, in what we might consider as an impropriety. “And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.” Further, God says in Romans 4:16 “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all.” To finalize, the flour exemplifies taking God at His Word, God’s children receive and give proven truth to each other in conversation according to our experiences. Then as His promises come true in our lives, the world will see our fruit and possibly be curious enough to investigate this faith we have. Now remembering the importance of the omer of faith, in Exodus 16:33 “Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.”

A complete ephah that contains ten tenths of an omer is that which causes us to become inquisitive according to our perspective as we investigate this shadow of things yet to come, just as the farmer has expectations of how the crops will yield when planting the seed for the upcoming harvest. This reaction is called hope, described by Paul in Romans 8:24-25. “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” We are given certain glimpses of this huge divine plan according to our individual perspective.

I will address the oil and wine tomorrow and hopefully get into the foliage used to build the booths. Sukkah/Sukkat/Succoth, or whatever LOL

 

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Well chubbena, are you ready for the oil and the wine. Do you think it would be good for the church today to understand these principles?

God bless you brother.

 

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Oil And Wine


Now that we have covered this great “deal” of flour, and the spiritual definition of ephah, and omer, I will attempt to explain a fourth, third, and half part of a “hin” of wine, and the “hins” of oil that are mixed with the flour. Again, I quote Numbers 15:2-12 to clarify that the rationing of the oil that is mixed with flour and the wine are the same quantity in respect to the animals they represent. “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD (atonement), a burnt offering (trumpets), or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, (Tabernacles, Unleavened Bread, and Feast of Weeks) to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock: Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD: Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.” To summarize, there is one quarter hin for the lamb, one third hin for the ram, and one half hin for the bullock.


The quantity of oil and wine is the same for burnt offerings for Trumpets, an offering by fire unto the Lord for Atonement, and the three feasts according to the amount for each animal. The finest quality of *olive oil was “beaten oil” obtained by gently pounding immature olives in a mortar and then straining it. It was used for lighting, and also the baking of bread. In Mark 14:26-29 we read about the *Mount of Olives where Jesus tells Peter that he will deny Him, and in Acts 1:7-12 we see that this is the same place where Jesus ascended into heaven. In 1 Kings 6:23-31 we read about Cherubims, and doors made from *olive trees that entered into the Holy of Holies in Solomon’s Temple. So we can safely say that the oil, in part, represents communication with our Savior, the preservation of the Word of truth, the door that leads us to God’s mercy seat, and the promise by our Father in heaven to send to us the Holy Spirit through Christ Jesus.

 

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Without going into great detail with the spiritual meanings the quantities of oil and wine I have determined, by numerical Biblical relevance that the common denominator is Governmental perfection, as I mentioned in the previous chapter describing tithes that were given. The oil represents the Holy Spirit mixed with the Word of God in the appropriate amounts for each animal that is offered. God the Father and the Son knew the weakness of man, and the manifestation of sin introduced by the evils of Satan. The love and grace of Jesus Christ, through the Spirit of God, introduces the blood covenant providing atonement for Adam, and Eve. This covenant was completed, but not negated, for on Calvary’s hill the shedding of blood was also for the remission of sins through Jesus Christ. This is proven as we read in Hebrews 9:22 that “almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” We know that Jesus is the Passover, but this Lamb is not to be confused with attributes of God described as “shadow of good things to come” that are represented by the bullock, the flour, the oil, and the wine. Hebrews 10:1-4 explains this better than I can. “For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”


The Holy Spirit and the blood are, and were in the plan before creation, for the prayer offered by Jesus before He suffered death is written in John 17:5. As Jesus sweats blood, under exceeding duress He says; “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” In reference to the ram, and the lambs offered, we include these attributes of our Father in Heaven with those of Jesus Christ our Lord. All of Jesus’ creative works, within the universe in which we live, are a testimony that enables us to witness the Divine completeness and perfection as a unit of One. As I said, the common denominator is governmental perfection. These measurements were seen as precise to mankind in relation to God’s divine governmental perfection that Leviticus 19:36 describes.“Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.” As there are three concepts enlisted with the bullock, ram, and lambs, there are also three concepts to think about concerning the oil and the wine. In one half hin there are obviously two parts, and in this case, Jesus is the part united with His Father making a whole. Likewise, one third is one part of three, the third part being God’s chosen connected to the Father and the Son through the patriarchs of Israel. Finally, one fourth is one part of four connecting the Father, His Son, Jesus Christ, and Israel together with the elect who are saved by the Son of Man. In relation to this, the first thing that popped into my mind was how our Savior could be half and a quarter at the same time?

The answer is found in Revelation 1:5-8 “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” The oil is His anointing light, the movement of His Spirit on the water, as He says “let there be light,” putting The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit together, making a cohesive lump of perfection. John 1:1 says; “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Without that final side in place, a square container that has only three sides is incapable of holding any substantial measure.

 

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In like manner, the wine represents the covenant of blood, and a “just balance” in the same proportions as the oil. Blood was shed to supply coats of skin for Adam and Eve. Blood was shed for sacrifices and offerings to supply atonement and sustenance for the priesthood. And finally, blood was shed by Christ Jesus to finish this divine plan, created by Jesus and His testimony in Luke 22:15b, Mark 14:24b, and Luke 22:20b; when He said; “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: This is my blood of the new testament. This cup is the new testament in my blood.” A Testament is a disposition, a contract drawn up by a testator of an estate who devises, by his own will, the evidence of that covenant, or testimony. Those who participate with sincere communication, or communion with this disposition, become the beneficiary of the inheritance that is defined by the testimony of this covenant. Many congregations present this communion, or Eucharist as something that comes from the church. In reality, it is solely a covenant from, and by the testimony of our Father in heaven and His only begotten Son. The cup is the container of this covenant, and is His testimony of the testator, sealed by His blood. Jesus said some things hard to perceive in John 6:54-56, but now in retrospect, we can understand that he actually traded places with us as He testifies; “Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.” Paul explains this evidence further in 1 Corinthians 10:16, and 1 Corinthians 11:25. “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.” The contract contains the same words as from the beginning, and the cup is the New Testament that contains the blood of Christ.


Now to bring this all together, the flour represents God’s testimony that is delivered to us, through Jesus. The oil is the light given by the Holy Sprit mixed with this testimony to remind us that the wine is a clear representation of the blood in this covenant offered to us. Chronologically, this testimony reveals itself as follows, and Exodus 24:6-8 begins this enlightenment, as Moses takes “half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.” In 1 Samuel 16:13a, and Psalm 23:5b Samuel anoints David King, and David connects with this testament offered to him. “Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.” And David communes with God, as He says “thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” Even though Samuel did the physical anointing, David knew all along that it was the Sprit of God who actually did the anointing. This covenant cannot be damaged as Revelation 6:6 promises. “And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.”


In this area of offerings, a “hin” is denoted as a measurement that is final. It also involves the attributes of reaching out and responding to the call, and the desire to receive what is freely given. “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” (John 19:30)

The foliage to build the tabernacles comes next, and will be the finale. Later today hopefully

 

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Of course I'd like to understand more but like I said earlier, it takes time to examine and I'm a slow learner and thinker.
Question: Where is the source of the meanings of the Hebrew numbers and letters from?
Opinion: I think burnt offering is a type for the living sacrifice of believers to give it all and not meant to be for the atonement of sin - so the burnt offerings for the feast of tabernacles are to remind believers that when the time comes the church is to present itself as perfect without blemish sacrifice, a pleasing aroma for God. Someone misunderstood that at the beginning of this thread.

While on offerings, I noticed there was absolutely no offering in OT that a man could be atoned for idolatry, not honoring the parents, murder, adultery and the like. Sin offerings and guilt offerings were merely for unintentional sins against other people and against holy things. But those who wilfully offended but later on repented in OT were saved, not through animal sacrifices but by the Messiah in their future. Sorry for going off topic but I must share this because somehow I believe there's a strong relationship between the feasts and the sacrifices. I just couldn't connect them probably at this point in time but may be you could help in this thread. I shall return on the Sabbath.

p.s. I didn't realize it took me half an hour to type. I was responding to post #35

 

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Of course I'd like to understand more but like I said earlier, it takes time to examine and I'm a slow learner and thinker.
Question: Where is the source of the meanings of the Hebrew numbers and letters from?

Hebrew Pictograms
Hebrew alphabet chart
Biblical Numerics

Opinion: I think burnt offering is a type for the living sacrifice of believers to give it all and not meant to be for the atonement of sin - so the burnt offerings for the feast of tabernacles are to remind believers that when the time comes the church is to present itself as perfect without blemish sacrifice, a pleasing aroma for God. Someone misunderstood that at the beginning of this thread.

That is a very substantial part of tabernacles in my opinion also. Thank you for saying it the way you did. This is edifying for sure!

While on offerings, I noticed there was absolutely no offering in OT that a man could be atoned for idolatry, not honoring the parents, murder, adultery and the like. Sin offerings and guilt offerings were merely for unintentional sins against other people and against holy things. But those who wilfully offended but later on repented in OT were saved, not through animal sacrifices but by the Messiah in their future. Sorry for going off topic but I must share this because somehow I believe there's a strong relationship between the feasts and the sacrifices. I just couldn't connect them probably at this point in time but may be you could help in this thread. I shall return on the Sabbath.

It is true that along with the special offerings that the daily offerings, and sacrifices were to continue day by day.

Trumpets
numbers 29:1-6
1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: 3 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 5 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: 6 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

Atonement
7 And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein: 8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish: 9 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, 10 A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 11 One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.

Tabernacles
12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

Then see verses 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, and 38 = beside continual burnt offering