Tetzave | תצוה | "You shall command "

Exodus 27:20-30:10

Oil for the Lamp

Garments of the Priests● Robe● Turban● Sash● Pants

Garments of theHigh Priests● Ephod● Breastplate● Robe● Tunic● Turban● Belt● Crown● Pants

Robe Tunic

Seamless TunicThe priestly garments are not sewn, like other clothes. Each item is woven, seamless, of one piece. The only exception to this is the sleeves of the robe, which are woven separately and sewn onto the robe afterwards.

Seamless TunicThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat [tunic]: now the coat [tunic] was without seam, woven from the top throughout. (Joh 19:23)

Seamless Tunic

Ephod - Shoulderplates

Ephod - Shoulderplates

Shoulder Pieces of Onyx

Breastplate

Stones on Breastplate1. Ruby - Reuben - Red2. Jade - Shimon - Green3. Agate - Levi - Red, White, and Black Striped4. Carbuncle - Judah - Bluish-Green5. Lapis-Lazuli - Issachar - Blue6. Quartz Crystal - Zebulun - Clear7. Turquoise - Dan - Blue8. Amethyst - Naftali - Purple9. Agate - Gad - Grey

10. Aquamarine - Asher - Blue-Green11. Onyx - Joseph - Black12. Opal - Benjamin - A Stone Possessing All the Colors

Crown - "Kadosh l'YHWH"

Shatnez"Interestingly, 'holy garments' are exempt from the prohibition of shatnez. For example, the special garments worn by a Kohen while serving in the Holy Temple contained both wool and linen. Similarly, it is theoretically permitted to wear tzitzit that has shatnez (though there are technical factors which don't allow this today). The explanation may be that these garments are already inherently 'kosher.'" [http://www.aish.com/jl/m/mm/48948976.html]

Linen and Wool?The Talmud argues that a woolen garment may be worn over a linen garment, or vice versa, but they may not be knotted or sewed together. [Sifra, Deuteronomy 232]

The Talmud states that the high priest wore a linen girdle on Yom Kippur and a girdle of shatnez on all other days. [Talmud, Tractate Yoma 12b]

Linen and Wool?Orthodox Rabbinic Judaism maintains that Shatnez was permitted in the case of the Avnet (Kohen's girdle), in which fine white linen was interwoven with purple, blue, and scarlet material. According to the Rabbis, the purple, blue, and scarlet was made from wool and interwoven with the fine linen.

Linen and Wool?According to some modern biblical scholars, the rules against these mixtures are survivals of the clothing of the ancient Jewish temple and that these mixtures were considered to be holy and/or were forfeited to a sanctuary. [Peake's commentary on the Bible]

Linen and Wool?Maimonides wrote that: "the heathen priests adorned themselves with garments containing vegetable and animal materials, while they held in their hand a seal of mineral. This you will find written in their books". [Maimonides, Moreh, 3:37]

Linen and Wool?Karaite Judaism maintains that the purple, blue, and scarlet materials must also have been made of linen, since the Torah prohibits wearing garments made from combinations of wool and linen. The Torah does not state what materials the purple, blue and scarlet threads were made from.

Linen and Wool?Lev 19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

Linen and Wool?Deut 22:11 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.

Linen and Wool?The veils too which were composed of four things they declared the four elements, for the fine linen was proper to signify the earth because the flax grows out of the earth, the purple signified the sea because that colour is dyed by the blood of a sea shell fish, the

blue is to signify the air, and the scarlet will naturally be an indication of fire. Now the vestment of the high priest being made of linen signified the earth, the blue denoted the sky being like lightning in its pomegranates, and in the noise of the bells resembling thunder. [Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book III, Chapter VII, § 7]

Linen and Wool?Ezek 44:17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

By whose authority?What calendar do we use?

Who is a "Jew"?

What types of fabric can the High Priest's garments be made from?

When you ask the question "what does 'Judah' do?", you run into issues when that "authority" conflicts with Scripture.

By whose authority?The State of Israel supports religious institutions, particularly Orthodox Jewish ones.

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel is recognized by law as the supreme halakhic and spiritual authority for the Jewish people in Israel.

By whose authority?Rabbis belonging to other streams of Judaism such as Reform Judaism and Conservative Judaism, Karaite Judaism, Messianic Judaism are not recognized as such by state institutions and marriages performed by them are not recognized as valid.The Chief Rabbinate exercises strict control over Jewish weddings, divorce proceedings, conversions, and who counts as Jewish for the purposes of immigration.

By whose authority?So the big questions are...

Do we exchange truth for the sake of unifying with the Jewish people? [Rom 1:25]

Are we going to forsake men's traditions for more men's traditions?

Who unites Israel? Us or YHWH? [Isa 43, 56, Jer 30, 31, 32, 50]

Anointing the KohenThen shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. (Exo 29:7)

How would an anointed one be rendered in Hebrew? Greek?

Lev 4:5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood

Anointing the KohenH4899מׁשיחmâshı̂yachBDB Definition:1) anointed, anointed one1a) of the Messiah, Messianic prince1b) of the king of Israel1c) of the high priest of Israel

Anointing the KohenG5547ΧριστόςChristoskhris-tos'From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus: - Christ.

Daily OfferingsTwo lambs of one year old.One in the morning (boqer).One between the evenings (ha'arBayim).

Daily Offeringsone-tenth ephah of flour mixed with one-fourth hin of oilone-fourth hin of wine

Daily OfferingsBy that desire we have been set apart through the offering of the body of Y'shua Messiah once for all. And indeed every priest stands day by day doing service, and repeatedly offering the same slaughter offerings which are never able to take away sins. But He, having offered one slaughter offering for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of Elohim, (Heb 10:10-12)

"For the sacrifices of the Old Testament were not merely outward observances a sort of work-righteousness which justified the offerer by the mere fact of his obedience, since it is 'not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins'. The sacrifices of the Old Testament were symbolical and typical. An outward observance without any real inward meaning is only a ceremony. But a rite which has a present spiritual meaning is a symbol and if besides it also points to a future reality conveying at the same time by anticipation the blessing that is yet to appear it is a type. Thus the Old Testament sacrifices were not only symbols nor yet merely predictions by fact as prophecy is a prediction by word but they already conveyed to the believing Israelite the blessing that was to flow from the future reality to which they pointed." - Afred Edersheim, 1874, The Temple and Its Ministry and Services at the Time of Jesus Christ

Altar of Incense1.5 feet x 1.5 feet x 3 feet

Let my prayer be prepared before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. (Psa 141:2)

Shittim/Acacia Wood

Shittim/Acacia Wood

Shittim/Acacia Wood

Altar of IncenseThere was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharia, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before YHWH, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of YHWH blameless. (Luk 1:5-6)

Altar of IncenseAccording to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of YHWH standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (Luk 1:9-11)

Altar of IncenseAnd it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months...(Luk 1:23-24)

Altar of IncenseAnd in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. (Luk 1:26-27)

1 Clement 40:1-540:1 Since, therefore, these things have been made manifest before unto us, and since we have looked into the depths of the divine knowledge, we ought to do everything in order, whatsoever the Lord hath commanded us to do at the appointed seasons, and to perform the offerings and liturgies.40:2 These he hath not commanded to be done at random or in disorder, but at fixed times and seasons.40:3 But when and by whom he wisheth them to be fulfilled he himself hath decided by his supreme will; that all things, being done piously, according to his good pleasure, might be acceptable to his will.40:4 They, therefore, who at the appointed seasons make their offerings are acceptable and blessed; for while following the laws of the Master they do not completely sin.40:5 For to the High Priest were assigned special services, and to the priests a special place hath been appointed; and on the Levites special duties are imposed. But he that is a layman is bound by the ordinances of laymen.