Read Leviticus 21:1-24:23 at Bible Gateway.
The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
Lev 21:1-15 {s} The priests shall not defile themselves for the dead or with a defiled woman;
Lev 21:16-24 {p} No man of the house of Aaron with a defect shall offer the bread of God;
Lev 22:1-16 {p} The law of the separation of the holy things + offerings given to the LORD
Lev 22:17-25 {s} No sacrifice with a defect shall be offered as the bread of God;
Lev 22:26-33 {p} Sacrifices become acceptable on the eighth day + the LORD sanctifies Israel
Lev 23:1-3 {p} The law of the Sabbath
Lev 23:4-8 {p} The law of Passover and Unleavened Bread–
Lev 23:9-14 {s} The law of the Firstfruits of the Barley Harvest
Lev 23:15-22 {p} The law of the Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest–
Lev 23:23-25 {s} The law of Trumpets
Lev 23:26-32 {p} The law of Atonement
Lev 23:33-44 {p} The law of Tabernacles
Lev 24:1-4 {p} The law of the tending the menorah
Lev 24:5-9 {s} The law of tending the showbread
Lev 24:10-12 {p} The Egyptian’s son who blasphemed YHVH
Lev 24:13-23 {p} The law of the death penalty
Strong themes of the parashah
Lev 21:1-24 {s+p} The law of separation for the priests who offer the bread of God
Lev 22:1-16 {p} The law of the separation of the holy things + offerings given to YHVH
Lev 22:17-33 {s+p} The Acceptable Sacrifice – YHVH – sanctifies Israel
Lev 23:1-3 {p} The law of the Sabbath
Lev 23:4-8 {p} The law of Passover and Unleavened Bread
Lev 23:9-22 {s+p} The law of the Firstfruits of the barley and wheat harvests
Lev 23:23-32 {s+p} The law of Trumpets + Atonement (Trumpets announces Atonement)
Lev 23:33-44 {p} The law of Tabernacles
Lev 24:1-4 {p} The law of the tending the menorah
Lev 24:5-12 {s+p} The showbread is a memorial of the children of Israel
Lev 24:13-23 {p} The law of the death penalty
Lev 21:1-24:23 triennial Torah portions
Lev 21:1-24, triennial Emor, “Speak”
Lev 22:1-23:44, triennial El-Aharon, “Tell Aaron”
Lev 24:1-23, triennial Shemen zayot, “Oil of pressed olives”
Lev 21:1-24:23 Chiastic structure
1a) Lev 21:1-5, The sons of Aaron shall not defile themselves for the dead among their people;
1b) Lev 21:6-22:33 {s+p+p+s+p} The bread of God and those who offer it shall be without defilement or defect;
1c) Lev 23:1-3 {p} The Law of the Sabbath;
1d) Lev 23:4, These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim;
1e) Lev 23:5, Passover precedes Unleavened Bread;
1f) Lev 23:6-8 {p} The week long feast of Unleavened Bread;
1g) Lev 23:9-14 {s} Firstfruits of the Barley Harvest, when Jesus arose, the firstfruits of the resurrection (1 Cor 15:20-23);
central axis) Lev 23:15-22 {p} Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest, on which the Torah and the Spirit was given (Exo 19-20, Act 2);
2g) Lev 23:23-32 {s+p} Trumpets announces Atonement, when will be the resurrection of those who are His at His coming (1 Cor 15:52, 1 The 4:16);
2f) Lev 23:33-36a, The week long feast of Tabernacles;
2e) Lev 23:36b, The 8th Day follows Tabernacles;
2d) Lev 23:37-44 {p} These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations;
2c) Lev 24:1-4 {p} The Law of tending the menorah;
2b) Lev 24:5-9 {s} The Law of tending the showbread (the bread of God);
2a) Lev 24:10-23 {p} Those who are to be put to death among the people of Israel.
Download the fully expanded Lev 21:1-24:23 Emor chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
The priesthood, offerings, bread, light, feasts, and name of YHVH are holy (set apart).
Finding Messiah in Emor
Additional readings for this parashah
Eze 44:15-31 | Mat 26:59-66
Studies in Emor
Lev 21:1-24:23, The sabbath and its relationship to the tending of the menorah
Lev 22 and 23, The LORD’s appointed times
Lev 23:26-32 {p} Chiastic structure, and the solemn sabbath
The Feasts of YHVH index of studies
Lev 24, The gospel preached from Leviticus in the one who blasphemed
Mo’ed, “Set time or place,” Strong’s H4150 Hebrew root word parable
The Feasts of YHVH index of studies
Further study off site
Emor – Restoration of Torah (pdf download)
Emor Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
Feast: Hebrew Word study – Brad Scott
Israel’s Feasts and Their Fullness – Batya Ruth Wootten
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