Torah Class: Day 48 - Spiritual Truth in the Second Diet: Bread of Presence

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.

Spiritual Meaning in the Recipe for the Sanctuary Bread

·       We are represented as the dough (1 Corinthians 5:6-8)

o  Leaven is an agent that is powerful (a small amount transforms the dough) – there is sinful leaven “hypocrisy” and “wickedness”. There is also righteous leaven, called the “leaven of the Kingdom”.

·   John 6:51 - Yahshua is the Living Bread from Heaven, which is symbolized by the manna…  Manna like the fruit in the first diet is provided from Heaven.

In the Sanctuary (Wilderness Tabernacle) 12 loaves of the Bread of Presence were placed – which were baked and eaten on the Sabbath.

·   Matthew 12:5 - “Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?” 

Shewbread is His Face shining upon – His Presence in the Bread

·   The shewbread is an acceptable sacrifice “made by fire”, which means it is accepted (because it is eaten, not burned)…  But sheen is the letter of the acceptable Sacrifice, which is both fire and teeth in meaning.

Israel are the loaves of bread – in the Sanctuary – which are the acceptable offering.

·   Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of Yahweh, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” 

Ingredients in the Bread of Presence:

·       2/10 of an ephah of whole wheat flour (finely sifted)

o   Sifting is like beating out chaff, letting the wind blow out that which isn’t good

o   Ten is the yod, which signifies the “Works of Yahweh” and His “Ten Commandments”

o   The wheat is accepted through the “Works of Yahweh” and through obedience to His Torah (Abel’s obedient offering was accepted, while Cain’s “I’ll-worship-You-as-I-please-offering” was not accepted).