YomKippur2013

B.Scott9/14/13

YomKippur/DayofAtonementisthesecondfallfestival,anditseemstostandoutfromthe othersinthatinsteadofafeastday,itappearstobemoreofasolemnoccasion,evenafast day.Yetwemustremember,thatthisdayisadivineappointmentonthecalendar;andif wehaveproperlypreparedourselves(asaBridewhohasmadeherselfready),thenthis daybeginstotakeonadifferentperspectivethanonewhohasneglectedthose preparations.ThisdayisadayofjudgmentbutyetitisalsoadayofJubilee!Howcan thesetwocometogether,andwhatisthesignificanceforyouandI? Leviticus23:2732 Vs.27AkbeasowrlachodeshhashebiIhazehyomhakippurimhuqodeshmiqra qodeshyihyehlakemveanitemetnaphshteikemvehiqeravtemissehlaYahweh.

Thisversehas18wordsand76letters. 18=#2330chud ariddle,toproposeorpropoundonariddle,anenigma,tosetfortha parable;itsalsothevalueof life&thevalueof#2398chata tosin,tomissthe mark/way,incurguilt,toforfeit,tobecomeliabletoapenaltyorforfeitureofsomething,to makeafalsesteporstumble *CoulditbethatYHVHissettingforthaparable,proposingariddlehereconcerningthis dayofYomKippur?Itbecomesanenigmaatfirstglancehowonewhohassinned,madea falsesteporstumbledalongtheway(andbydoingsoforfeitedtheirrightsandtheir positioninthiscovenantrelationship)canactuallystillbeabletoreceivechai/lifeandit hastodowithwhattakesplaceonthisday! Atonement:Strongs#3725kippur atonement,redemption;from#3722kaphar tocover,purge,makeanatonement,makereconciliation,toatoneforsinsandpersonsby legalrites Thereare2typesofrites:1)NaturalRitesthosenotcontingentuponthelaws, customs,orbeliefsofanyparticularcultureorgovernment,andthereforeuniversal andinalienable(thesearebasedintheTorah,Yahwehteachesusthevalueoflife) 2)LegalRitesthosebestowedontoapersonbyagivenlegalsystem;theTorahisa legaldocument,itsaketubah/weddingdocument,andaslongaswefindourselves acceptingthisdocumentwethenplaceourselvesunderitscoveringandaregiven legalritesbecauseofourpositionincovenant!

*Yetwhenwestumble/sin(Ecclesiastes7:20Forthereisnotajustmanuponearth,that doethgood,andsinnethnot.),thenweineffectforfeitourpositionandourlegalrights! Hencetheenigmaandthedilemma! Kapharatthemostbasiclevelconveysthenotionofcoveringbutnotinthesenseofmerely concealingratheritsuggeststheimposingofsomethingtochangeitsappearanceornature; itisthereforeemployedtosignifythecancellationorwritingoverofacontract(Isaiah 28:18concerningacovenantwithdeath)! *Coulditbethatthesignificanceofhonoringandkeepingthisfestival,YomKippur,hasto dowiththecancellationofothercovenantsthatwehaveenteredinto,thosewhichleadto death,andwereactuallybeingrestoredbacktoapositionincovenantwithYahwehand onceagainhavingaccesstoourlegalriteswhichentitleustoreceivechai/lifeandnot death?! Letscontinuetolookatthisnumber18: 18=bondage TwicethechildrenofIsraelareinbondagetotheirenemiesfor18years(Judges3:12to Moab&inJudges10:7tothePhilistinesandAmon). InLuke13:1013,Yahshuahealsawomanwhowasinbondagewithaspiritofinfirmity for18years. ThebondageofEgypt(beinginslavery)ismentioned18timesinScripture(Example: Exodus20:23IamYahwehyourElohim,whobroughtyououtofthelandofEgypt,out ofthehouseofbondage.Youshallhavenoothergodsbeforeme.) Bondage:Strongs#5650ebed slave,servant,worshipper,toslaveorlabororwork Sooftenslaveryisassociatedwithsomethingforced,againstthewillofthe individual,yetthisterminHebrewisconnectedaswellwithworshiping!Youwill neverfindyourselfinanyformofslaveryorbondageunlessyoufirstchoseto willinglyworshipandserveit! Bybreakingdownebed( #5646)anarchitecturaltermreferringtoa threshold;itsattachedtotheletter= doornotonlyweretheyinbondage,but theyhadcrossedthethresholdofthedoorway,whichwassymbolicofenteringinto acovenantagreement! *Gematria=76,samenumberoflettershereasinthisverseconcerningYomKippur! ThisiswhyYomKippurisassociatedwiththedeclarationoftheJubileewhenindividuals aresetfreeanddeliveredfromslaveryandbondage! YomKippuristheappointmentwhenweregivenanopportunitytoonceagainenterinto Covenant,gainbackourpositionandritesthatwehaveforfeitedbyourownstumbling;yet wealsothehavechoicepresentedtoeitheracceptthisjubileeandreceivechai/life(18)or toremaininbondageandtokeeptheseothercovenantswevemadebyworshippingand servingothergods/anotherhusband(18)!

HereinconnectionwithYomKippur,wereinstructed3xstoafflictyoursouls,couldthis bepartofthepreparationofenteringbackintocovenant? Afflict:Strongs#6031anah tobeoccupied,tobebusiedwith,toafflict,oppress, humble,orbeboweddown;itcanalsobeusedtorefertotheactofdefilingawoman 1streferenceofthistermisfoundinGenesis15:13AndhesaiduntoAbram, Knowofasuretythatthyseedshallbeastrangerinalandthatisnottheirs,and shallservethem;andtheyshallafflictthemfourhundredyears; *ThisversereferencestheirbondageinEgypt,yetYomKippurisaboutcomingoutofthat bondage;andwereremindedthataslongaswechoosetostayinthatposition(outsideof covenant,preferringthehouseofbondage)wearelikeneduntoabridethatisdefiled becauseshehascrossedthethresholdintothehouseofanother!Butwhatdoesitmeanto afflictyoursoulinaccordancewithYomKippur? Anahisfromtheroot#6030anahtoanswer,respond,shout,speak,tomakea declaration,ithasthelegalsinceoftowitnessto,about,against,ortotestify!Toafflictour soulscouldliterallybetranslatedastohumbleourselves(dealwithourownflesh)sothat wemightbeabletowitnessandtotestify,assertourlegalritesonthisday!Butwhyisitso significantthatweassertourritesonthisdayaboveallothers? *AnahisspelledwiththesamelettersinHebrewas#5270noahwandering; fromtherootmeaningtoquiver,tototter,toshake,tobeunstable;describesone whoisawandererandafugitivespecificallyfromtheface/presenceofYahweh! Soitwouldseemthatifweassertourritesonthisday,byhavinganunderstandingof ourcovenantandthatwerebeinggivenaccessbacktothisposition,thatwhenwechoose totestifyandwitness(literallyputtingHiminremembrance)thentheonethatwasa wanderer,theonethatwasunstable,andexiledfromtheFace/Paniymandhasbeen dwellinginthehouseofbondage,thatcovenantiscanceledoutandwere kaphared/ransomedandboughtback! ThispatternisfirstestablishedinGenesis3;thesagesteachthatAdamwascreatedonYom Teruah/FeastofTrumpets,seemingtoindicatethattheeventsthattookplacewiththe serpentandthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandeviltookplaceonYomKippuradivine appointmentmeanttobekeptwiththeirrightfulhusbandbutinsteadwefindthebride choosingtoenterintoacovenantwithdeathandbondageinstead!Yetwhathappensin theaftermath? Genesis3:2021AndAdamcalledhiswife'snameEve;becauseshewasthemotherofall living.UntoAdamalsoandtohiswifedidYahwehElohimmakecoatsofskins,andclothed them. Called:Strongs#7121qara tocallout,recite,read,orproclaim;verysimilartoanah whichaswellmeanstospeak,declare,orproclaim;whatdoesAdamspeakforth/proclaim? Eve:Strongs#2332Chavvah lifeorliving;from#2331chavah totell,make known,declare,toshow

*Hedeclareschai/lifeovertheBrideinorderforhertobeonethatwouldtell,make known,declare,andshowforthasawitnessofthecovenant!LiterallyAdamwasdeclaring theirlegalritesconcerningthisdayofYomKippur,thateventhoughtheyhadstumbled, thisdivineappointmentwasaboutthecovenantwithdeathbeingcanceledandtheirlegal ritesbeingrestored!Anddirectlyafterthis,YahwehkeepsHisendofthecovenantand theyarekaphared/coveredbythecoatsofskins,thebloodofthelamb! ItsnoaccidentthatYomKippurisprecededbythemonthofElulandthenthe10daysof awe,foratotalof40daysofteshuva,repentanceandselfreflection.Oncewearriveat YomKippur,thedaywhenwerebeingjudgedtoseewhetherornotweregoingtobe allowedbackintocovenant,itdependsonhowwillingwevebeenaswelltoallowthe debtswithotherstobeforgiven.(Matthew18:2335) *Vs.3233Thenhislord,afterthathehadcalledhim,saiduntohim,Othou wickedservant,Iforgavetheeallthatdebt,becausethoudesiredstme:Shouldest notthoualsohavehadcompassiononthyfellowservant,evenasIhadpityon thee? Whenwereunwillingtoforgiveoneanother,weplaceourselvesinaprecariousposition, becausestrifeanddivisionarecharacteristicsofthehouseofbondageEgypt! Egypt:Strongs#4714Mitsrayim doublestraits;from#6696tsuwr tobind, confine,cramp,toshowhostilitytowardssomeone,totreatasafoeorenemy,toattackor harass,toputsomeoneunderduress *Hmm,isntitinterestingthatthesehavebeenthecharacteristicsandthefruitofthehouse, anditsindicatingthatwerestillchoosingtoremaininthehouseofbondage/Egypt,and thereforewereplacingourselvesinapositionwherewereunabletobeawitnessor declareourrites! Itsinterestingthatthefirsttimethewordsin/chataisusedintheScripturesisin Genesis20:69anditaswellisdealingwiththeBrideenteringintoahouseofbondageof anotherhusband(SarahistakenintothehouseofAbimelech)! Genesis20:9ThenAbimelechcalledAbraham,andsaiduntohim,Whathastthoudone untous?andwhathaveIoffendedthee,thatthouhastbroughtonmeandonmykingdoma greatsin?thouhastdonedeedsuntomethatoughtnottobedone. Abimelech:Strongs#40Abiymelek Myfatherisking,orFatheroftheKing;his verynamesetshimusasacounterfeitversionbydeclaringthathewouldsiretheoneto rule,hisloinswouldproducetheMelek/King/Messiah!AndnowhehastheBride (representedbySarah)inhishouse. InHebrewthetermMelek/Kingsharesthesamerootsas#4397malak messenger,representative *Ourlivesdeclare,speakforth,andareawitnessofwhateverhousewerelivingin!If wereinthehouseofbondage,ourcharacteristicsarestrife,division,hostilityandwe becomemalak/messengersofthatagreement.OrwecanheedthemessageofYomKippur andchoosetobeawitnesstothecovenantthatsbeenofferedonourbehalf! 4

TheotherrequirementofYomKippur(inadditiontoafflictingyoursouls)isfoundin Leviticus23:30Andwhatsoeversoulitbethatdoethanyworkinthatsameday,the samesoulwillIdestroyfromamonghispeople. Do:Strongs#6213asah todo,fashion,accomplish,make,toprepare,toattendtoor putinorder;itsalsousedinaprovocativemannerthoughinEzekiel23:3,8describing IsraelsadulterywithEgypt! Work:Strongs#4399melakah work,occupation,business;from#4397malak

messenger,representative;herethetermformalakhastheaddedletter tomake

thetermforwork/melakah.= asasuffixitinferstobefruitful,itsthefeminineending implyingtheabilitytoreproduce;andonceagaintherootconnectsustomelek/King! CoulditbethatnotonlyistheTorahteachingustoabstainfromphysicallabor andkeepthisdayasaShabbatbutitsremindingusthatonthisdaywerenottobe foundinthehouseofEgypt,inacompromisedpositionbybeinga messenger/representativeofanothermelek/King?! *Whateverfruitwereproducinginourlivesdeclareswhathousewerein,whetherwere choosingtoremaininthehouseofbondageorwhetherweveacceptedthe kaphar/atonementthatcancelsoutourothercovenantswevemadeandenablesustoonce againdeclareourlegalritessothatwemighthavelife/chai!