Torah Class: Day 51 - Spiritual Truth in the 3rd Diet: Meat

Basis for our Studies this Year:

The Bible tells us that the “End (of the world) is declared from the “beginning” (Isaiah 46:10). Certainly, this means that the early Biblical record of human history bears End-time prophetic significance. But, it’s actually even more specific than that. The original Hebrew word translated as “beginning” in Isaiah 46:10 is תישאר (rê’shı̂yth). This is the root of Bereshith, which is the Hebrew name of the first Book of the Bible, “Genesis”. In other words, prophecies of the End of the World are found in the Book of Genesis.

The Torah is one of the five keys for unlocking End-time Prophecy… Prophecy is unlocked through the Statutes!

The Foods Yahweh has Given Mankind to Eat (in Torah) all Reveal Powerful Spiritual Truths...

The second diet was “the plants of the field” – after the Fall

Genesis 3:18-19 

Plants of the Field: Genesis 3:18 explicitly states, "...you will eat the plants of the field".

Labor-Intensive Diet: This is a shift from the fruit of the Garden (Gen 2:16) to a diet gained through toil and farming, as the ground was cursed with thorns and thistles.

Contrasted with Pre-Fall: While the original diet in Genesis 1:29 included fruits and herbs, post-Fall, the sustenance came through painful work.

The Ram –

·       The Ram was caught in the thicket and became the sacrifice in the story of Abraham offering Isaac…  “My son, God will provide Himself a lamb…” (Genesis 22:8).

o  The Ram signifies the Abrahamic Covenant – Genesis 15:9

o   The Ram is a Covenant-confirming offering.

·       The Ram was offered for the consecration of the priests.

o   We are all called to be kings and priests – Revelation 5:10

o   The Ram’s Blood was applied to the priests’ ears, (right) thumbs, and (right) toes (Exodus 29:20)

§  Ear – hearing – obedience to Yahweh’s Voice

§  Hand – action – obedience in “good works”

§  Toe – walk – following the Old Path of Truth

·       The Ram represents Leadership/Kingship

o   A ram in Daniel 8 represents the Medo-Persian Empire

o   The Ram is the leader of the flock (the sheep in the flock are the Body of Christ)

·       Ram vs the Lamb – two aspects of Messiah – the Lamb is the apex

o   Lamb – Messiah’s innocence, purity, HE is the Passover Lamb (Exodus 12)

o   Ram – Messiah’s strength, authority, Covenantal consecration

·  The Ram and the Shofar – the Voice of Covenant and Surrender

o   The shofar is the ram’s horn

§  It was used to announce:

·       Covenant (Sinai – Exodus 19)

·       Kingship

·       Repentance (Yom Teruah)

§  The horn of the ram is curved… signifying us bending our will to Yahweh’s Will.

The Sheep –

·   Sheep are one of the richest Biblical symbols: representing Yahweh’s people (Israel)…  And the characteristics: sheep are dependent upon the Shepherd. They are submitted. They are dumb – they also don’t know what’s best, they need their Shepherd. They symbolize innocence and meekness. They represent belonging to the Covenant.

The Goat –

·   It was a sacrificial animal representing killing off the characteristics of satan in us… and Yahshua having to die for our sin.

·   Goat’s were the sin offering…  They were sacrificed on the Day of Atonement.

·   Both a positive and negative meaning…  sin-bearing sacrifice… rebellion and self-will

·       Baphomet is a symbol of satan--- it’s a goat head

·       G.O.A.T. = Greatest of all Time…  pride?

·       In the End, the sheep and goats will be separated…  Matthew 25:32-33

The Ox/Bull/Cow/Calf –

Oxen symbolize Yahweh

·       The Re’eym is a now-extinct animal, which was a bull-like animal of tremendous strength… it was the size of elephant

o   Numbers 23:22 – Yahweh’s strength is likened to that of a Re’eym – manifested in deliverance of Israel.

o   Numbers 24:8 – Final Judgment of the wicked is meted out by Yahweh like a mighty bull crushing the enemies.

·   The blood of the bullock was put on the four horns of the Altar of Burnt Sacrifice… meaning that the Blood of Messiah – Yahweh manifested in the Flesh – was strong enough to save anyone in all the four compass points.

·       Yahweh’s Strength is manifested in plowing the field

o   The field is the world

o   The work of plowing is “breaking up the fallow ground of the human heart” to receive Heavenly Seed.

o   Matthew 11:29-30  “Take My Yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My Yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”

Deer/Hart/Roe/Gazelle –

·       Deer symbolize

o   Beauty and grace

o   Spiritual longing – longing for spiritual things – We are to pant (desire wholeheartedly) after Yahweh as the deer do for water – Psalm 42:1

o   Sensitivity – detecting spirits

o   Quickness and agility – deliverance in dangerous places -