๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (ืฉึฐึผืืึดืื ึดืโ โ Hebrew for “eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Leviticus. Parashah Shemini tells of the consecration of the Tabernacle, the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, and the dietary laws of kashrut (ืึทึผืฉึฐืืจืึผืชโ). The parashah constitutes Leviticus 9:1โ11:47. It is made up of 4,670 Hebrew letters, 1,238 Hebrew words, 91 verses, and 157 lines in a Torah Scroll (ืกึตืคึถืจ ืชึผืึนืจึธืโ, Sefer Torah).
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐: LEVITICUS 9:1-11:47
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌIn this weekโs Torah portion we read of Aaronโs offering being accepted and then we read about Nadad and Abihu who offered unauthorized incense fire to Yahweh and this was very much rejected. Often many want to jump up and do things they were not anointed, appointed or authorized to do and this leads to grave consequences. You must know through your personal relationship with Yahweh and the Ruach HaKodeshโs leading what you are anointed, appointed and authorized to do. Do not allow just seeing someone do something, just the encouragement of others, envy or desire lead you to offer something to Yahweh under the guise of ministry or worship that He never meant for you to offer. When you step outside of Yahwehโs will He is not obligated to protect you and that strange fire can burn!
Discern your gifts, lane and trust the witness of elders and leaders who encourage you because they were given a Ruach inspired revelation about your gift which allows them to serve as witnesses of confirmation. This does not mean elders or leaders who just want you to function in something they may need you to do but those who are appointed to speak into your life. Anything you do that Yahweh did not anoint, appoint or authorize you to do is strange fire so as Philippians 2:3 states: โDo not do anything through vain ambition.โ Do what Yahweh called you to do nothing more and nothing less.
๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐: https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/shemini/fire-holy-and-unholy/
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Why do you think Nadav and Avihu were punished so harshly?
๐ ๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐คโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!