Leviticus 1 — Rabbi

Leviticus 1:1

וַיִּקְרָ֖א

qârâʼ

and — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) אֶל

ʼêl

near, with or among; often in general, to מֹשֶׁ֑ה

Môsheh

Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר

dâbar

and — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue יְהוָה֙

Yᵉhôvâh

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God אֵלָ֔יו

ʼêl

near, with or among; often in general, to מֵאֹ֥הֶל

ʼôhel

from — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) מוֹעֵ֖ד

môwʻêd

properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand) לֵאמֹֽר

ʼâmar

to/for — to say (used with great latitude)

Leviticus 1:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3

The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the

Cross-Book Pattern

Exodus ended with Moses locked out - unable to enter the tabernacle because the glory filling it was too much (Exodus 40:35). Leviticus open…Tent of Meeting

Cross-Book Pattern

Exodus ended with Moses locked out - unable to enter the tabernacle because the glory filling it was too much (Exodus 40:35). Leviticus open…,

Cross-Book Pattern

Exodus ended with Moses locked out - unable to enter the tabernacle because the glory filling it was too much (Exodus 40:35). Leviticus open… saying,

Rabbi's unlock

▦Leviticus 1:1New

Leviticus is built as a symmetrical, book-length structure around one center. Rituals for approaching God open the book (ch.1-7) and close it again in a different form, the annual feasts (ch.23-25). Inside that: the priesthood's ordination (ch.8-10) and, mirroring it, the standards priests must live by (ch.21-22). Inside that again: ritual purity (ch.11-15) and moral purity (ch.18-20). And at the very center, holding the whole design together: the Day of Atonement (ch.16-17) - the one ritual that covers whatever the rest of the system doesn't catch.

the library grows every week — this never really runs out

↔ Rabbi noticed a connection

Moses unable to enter the tabernacle at all, the glory too overwhelming -- the exact problem Leviticus exists to solve.

Leviticus 1:1 · WEB

Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,

Exodus 40:35 · WEB

Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,”

Leviticus 1:1

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