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| MarkStaneart | Mar 13 2011, 07:36 AM Post #1 |
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The commands of Tzav concerning sacrifices appear to be a repeat of the same commands given in Vayikra (the previous reading). Why would Adonai see it necessary to go over these things a second time, especially in our understanding that the sacrificial system was a temporary "stop gap"? Maybe it is more important to God than it is to us, and thus we ought to consider it the more carefully. In Vayikra, it is written as though Moses is addressing the congregation as a whole: "These are the sacrifices you are to bring and how you are to be involved in this worship." Then, in Tzav, he turns to the priests and gives them specific instruction as to how they are to administer this worship. In every course of worship, all parties carry responsibility. This is not well appreciated in modern worship. The clergy stands before and performs the rites or rituals, the congregation is only obligated to show up. Yet, in Hebraic worship, the elements and practices of a particular party are incomplete without the other. The priests could in no way offer sacrifice without the involvement of the people, nor could the people perform the service without the priesthood. It’s unfortunate that this relationship is utterly lost in our understanding of what it means to worship. "I don’t have to go to Church in order to worship God." I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that one! It carries a measure of truth; yet without the corporate participation of all the elements, worship is incomplete. We need each other and we each carry our own measure of responsibility to each other in our worship of God. |
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