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kingdom Why Messianic Halakha is needed- Part 14. - Subscribe
Why Messianic Halakha is needed- Part 14.

By Rabbi Aminadav Ben Avraham Hinton

Theme: Yeshua The Lamb without defect
Script:
Number 28. 16-25/ Deuteronomy 16.1-22/ Matthews 26.1-75/ Luke 2. 36-52/ Luke 22.1-71

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible reading Bmidbar 28. 16.

And in the fourteenth day of the chodesh harishon ( first month Nisan) is the Pesach to Hashem. 17. And in the fifteen day of this month is a Chag ( Chag HaMatzot) Shivat Yamim shall shall matzot be eaten. 18. In the yom harishon shall be a mikra kodesh ( holy convocation), ye shall do no manner of melekhet avodah therein.

Messianic Halakha comes to us from the Hebrew word to mean: This path, This walk, This way, It is a term for rules and rulings that govern Jewish life. Again Mitzvah stands for Law, Instruction & Oracle while Halakha means Application, many confuse the two as being the same and they aren't,

In this lesson we will cover the Halakha Importance of Pesach- The next six halakha lessons starting with last weeks Rosh Chodesh outline the biblical feast, From the book titled: The Feast of the Lord, By Rabbi Modecai Silver, Rabbi of Etz Chayim Fellowship NM. It reads on page 6. In the middle

As you notice the first and the seventh day of unleavened bread are Shabbats, Passover is not A Shabbat and Passover is a one day Mo'ed- Appointed Time. This day is usually what is considered to be preparation day, as it is on passover that the lambs are brought to the Temple and sacrificed in order to be used for the passover seder. The slaying of the passover lamb by the High Priest took place at 3:00 PM. This was precisely when Yeshua died and uttered the words,

“ It is finished,” Which Jewish tradition tells us are the same words that the High Priest said after he had slain the lamb. The other interesting point that I would like to bring up is that while the lamb was being slain in the Temple, Yeshua was being slain outside the camp, as he has become the embodiment of sin and was suffering a criminals death by crucifixion. Yeshua becoming sin for our sake shed his blood and offered up his body on the altar, So that we could become children of the living God- The Nation of Israel reborn anew through our High Priest Yeshua ( Cohen HaGadol) End of Book Quote.

Pesach begins on the 15th day of the month- Nisan, equivalent to March and April. In the story of the Exodus, The Torah tells us that YHVH inflicted ten plagues upon the Egyptians before this African people who would release the African Hebrew Slaves. It is the first of three major festivals, the other two are Shavu'ot and Sukkot based on Lev 23. Agriculturally It represents the beginning of the harvest season in Israel, probably the most significant observance related to Pesach involves the removal of Chametz ( Leaven)


This commemorates the fact that the Jews leaving Egypt were in a hurry and did not have time to let the bread rise, It is also a symbolic way of removing the puffiness of arrogance, pride, haughtiness from the souls of mankind.

There is so much about Pesach that we already no, so from Halakhoth aspect I want to point out some more values of Pesach from Talmud and Traditional thought.

HaHodesh Hazzeh Lakhem Hodashem
This month shall be unto you, the first of the months

Shemot 12.2

Hodesh HaAbib, The month of Nisan is the first month of the year in the counting of the months. There is no confession, There is no fasting one who has an anniversary of the passing of his father, mother consult Hakham as to whether the fast should be held in Nisan for you or not. Birkath HaIlanoth, The blessing of the trees should be recited this month, It is preferable to say it with a Minyan(quorum of ten males) so that the recitation: Birkath Ha'Ilanoth is said. It is also a festival in which there are a plethora of Minhaghim ( Customs) and Halakhoth ( Laws) which add to the occasion.

On the eve of the fourteenth day, the head of the household make the Bediqath Hames( Search for Leaven) by the light of the candle with only one wick, He takes with him a knife with which he thoroughly checks all cracks and crevices behind the wife to make certain she did her job in cleaning all the house before Pesach, If he finds any it must be cleaned, He makes sure all Leaven/ Hametz is put out, and a bowl in which a piece of bread is placed, A little salt should be added, one reason for this being that salt is known to be a deterrent to Ha'Satan who is said to be jealous of this Minhag.

The Halakha of this among the Ashkenazim is to use a feather and a wooden spoon during Bediqah. No Matzah may be eaten either, from the eve of the fourteenth until the seder at night Matzah- Massah Shemura is not to be eaten from Rosh Chodesh. It is worth noting that most Sephardim recite-

Berakha of Hammosi on Matzah which is Kasher Lepesah, only on Pesah itself. The rest of the year, Since this Matzah is considered to be “Lechem Oni “( Bread of Affliction), The Berakha of Mezonoth should be recited over it. Ideally however when eating- Kasher LePesah Massah during the rest of the year. The Berakha of Hammosi should be recited on bread and then the Massah should be eaten after it with no additional blessing, This way all opinions are satisfied. Matzah, Massah which is not Kasher LePesah however is deemed to be Hammes and Hammosi is recited. When Shabbat immediately follows a feast or holiday, an Erub Tabshilia must be made in order to permit us to prepare food on Friday- day for Shabbat. Before Minha, on Ereb Pesah 58 grams ( 20 0z) of Matzah must be set aside together with 29 grams ( 1 oz) of cooked food- usually by some a hard boiled egg, which we won't use because of it's pagan influence with Eastar, Easter. A blessing ( Berakha) and a formula permitting us to cook on Friday- Day for Shabbat must be recited, They can be found in most Holiday Siddurs, In the Tefillah Yesharim Shalosh Reghalim Books- They can be found on page 7.

Lastly Yeshua is such, that as the final lamb that his sacrifice covered more than the prior lamb, This lamb even covered the sins of the Goyims, the whole world. This Lamb died and a clear depiction of him being the final lamb is his blood shed the same way and direction the lambs blood drained down the altar, another thing is the lamb gave his life up as Yeshua gave his up, no one took the lambs life, he laid down his life freely as the perfect sacrifice and propitiation of sin as did the first stand till Yeshua came so Yeshua came and the offering of sacrifices ceased immediately after Yeshua died. You see no more offering of any lamb after Yeshua, This is not a coincidence- had another lamb died after Yeshua it would have had no effect, Yeshua has come and fulfilled all within himself and he is the only lamb who gave his body up and yet live today

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kingdom Why Messianic Halakha is needed- Part 15. Jun 13th, 2009 11:40:13 pm - Subscribe
Why Messianic Halakha is needed- Part 15
By Rabbi Aminadav Ben Avraham Hinton

Theme: Mattan Torah


Script:
Number( Bmidbar) 1: 1-4:20/ Hosea 2:1-22/ Dvarim 16.1-22
Shavout Scripture: Dvarim 14.22, 16.17/ Numbers 28.26-31- HafTorah: Habukkuk 3.1-19

Let us start this week by tying up Bmidbar being last week's Parashah with this week's Shavout and find out some very interesting things in relation to this feast, I pray you all had a wonderful Shavout as I have, as well as a wonderful Shabbat- two great Mo'edim in one day.
{ Baruch Hashem }

Bmidbar speaks of the counting of the census of the people as they wandered in Midbar-desert, Arabah- desert, wasteland. For the past six and a half weeks since Pesach, We Jews have counted what will be a culmination of the fiftieth day on which we celebrate Shavout, We see this counting in this weeks parashah. It is a longstanding custom to always read Parashah Bmidbar on the shabbat preceding Shavout. The Gemera ( Megillah 31 b) states that parashah Bechukotai ( The week before parashah ) should be read before Shavout- because Shavout is said to be- a day of judgment, on Shavout YHVH determines the success of the years fruit harvest.

Why is Shavout the day when Hashem determines the first fruit harvest?

It is explained that before Adam sinned by eating from the Tree of Knowledge, he was surrounded by abundant fruit trees that had been planted by YHVH'S own hands. After his sin, he was cursed that he would have to work the ground to earn his food, When Bnai Yisrael received Torah, they returned spiritually to the level that Adam had before his sin, and thus Shavout is a time to judge the first fruit.

What we read in parashah Bmidbar is ?

The tribes are counted, and afterwards, the tribe of Levi. Then the Leviim are commanded to camp around the Mishkan ( Tabernacle) ( 1:50) Afterwards the tribes are commanded to bind into four camps, each person by his flag with the signs of their fathers houses shall the Children of Yisrael encamp around the Tent of Meeting- They shall encamp ( 2:20)

The Tent of Meeting ,the place of the service of YHVH, The place of the dwelling of the shkinah and the bonding with it. And in its center, The Holy of Holies, The Ark of the covenant with the two tablets inside, and the Sefer Torah. It is known that each tribe was unique in some way, one like a Lion, Wolf, Snake and another like a Deer, Ox, Donkey.

Different strengths like the strength and measure of a body. So long as the Bnai Yisrael were in the desert and when they inherited the land. The Temple was the “ Tel Talpiyot”
( Shir Hashirim 4:4 ) The mountain that all mouths pointed to. ( Berachot 30a)

From all the corners of the world, Jews face toward the Temple in Tefillah, towards the spiritual center. The Torah discusses the encampment of the Jewish people in the desert.
The Sfas Emes ( Bashalach 5645) writes regarding the generation that sojourned in the desert. The manna is referred to in Torah as: “ Lechem Min Hashamayim- bread from heaven” ( Shemos 16.4.) Based on a Medrash, the sfas emes posits that the manna that the Jewish people ate in the desert was from Torah itself. This bread was in a sense a preparation akin to Adam who was placed in Gan Eden as a Test. Had Adam resisted the temptation of the Serpent and not eaten from the Tree of knowledge from the Tree of Life, Similarly upon the Exodus from Egypt, The Jewish people were worthy of the Tree of Life, and thus they were given manna which The Gemara ( Yoma 75b) describes as bread that the angels eat. The Gemara ( Shabbos 118b) states that had the Jewish people only observed the first Shabbat in the wilderness, no race or nation could have assailed them. This is derived from the fact that it is said ( Shemos 16:27)

Vayehi Bayom Hashevii Yatzu Min Ham Likot Vilo Matzau.

It happened on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, and they did not find.

Further is said in ( Ibid 17.cool.gif

Vayavo Amalek Vayilachem Im Yisroel Bi'Refidim.

Amalek came and battled Israel in Rephidim.


Parashah Shavout:

Script:
Num 28.26-31- Exodus 19.1-25- Acts 2.1-47- Acts 20.1-38- 1 Cor 16.1-24

We have concluded the end of what is called: Sefirat Ha'Omer- Counting of the weeks, a 50 day count down that runs from Nisan 16 through Sivan 5th The first day of the count began on the second day of Pesach as we all know, and the last day occurs the day before Shavout. On the Gregorian calendar these dates run from April 10th until May 28th this year 09

This is a countdown period leading to the giving of Torah at Sinai and the giving of the Ruach HaKodesh to Yeshua's Talmidim. According to the sages, The Festival of Shavout marks the culmination of the experience of redemption, sometimes called: Atzaret Pesach- the conclusion of pesach. Since the great Exodus from Egypt was intended to lead to the revelation of Sinai, The goal of pesach is the giving of Torah to Bnai Yisrael. YHVH took the Jews out of Egypt so that they could be a treasured people, holy and separate from the pagan cultures around. All the Mo'edim are connected with this event including the fall festivals of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Some additional Shavout customs include decorating the home and Kehillah with greenery, eating dairy foods and sweets( as milk and honey) and staying up the entire night of Erev Shavout. For the Yehudim Meshichim shavout is the time of celebrating the birth of Kallat Mashiach " The bride of Mashiach ( Kehillah). Since the Ruach Ha'Kodesh was poured out to the believers at this time at the Temple on Shavout in Jerusalem during this festival. Like all other Jewish feast except Yom Kippur the festival of Shavout was appended with an extra day says the Rabbis called Tov Sheni- because of doubts as to the exact day of Rosh Chodesh- The precise start of the Hebrew month that determines the appointed times, because Shavout runs through Shabbat this week, the regular weekly Torah reading cycle is suspended. The first Pesach in Egypt took place 3500 years ago. Fifty days after the first pesach. 3500 years ago was the first Shavout in Jerusalem, exactly 1500 years later Yeshua Ha'Mashiach was born. Pesach 2000 years ago when Yeshua was 33 yrs old on the exact same day as the first pesach, the 14th of Nisan, Yeshua prophetically fulfilled Pesach as he was slaughtered at the exact same time that the sacrificial lamb was to be killed. Yeshua lay in the tomb for three days- Wednesday to Friday day and for a period of 40 days after the resurrection he appeared and gave further teaching and instructions to his Talmidim. Shavout 2000 yrs ago, It was on this Jewish holiday of Shavout exactly 50 days after Pesach when the Talmidim were all together in one place. (Acts 2.) “ There are no mere coincidences” First the Torah was given to Moshe at Mt Sinai on Shavout and then on the exact same day (Shavout) about 1500 years later the Torah was written on the peoples hearts as the Ruach HaKodesh filled all those who believed in Yeshua, As it says in:

Jeremiah 31:31-33
The time is coming,” declares YHVH,” when I will make a new brit with the bayit Yisrael and the bayit Yudah . It will not be like the brit I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to led them out of Egypt, because they broke my brit (Mitzvah) though I was a husband to them, declares YHVH. I will put my Torah in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their YHVH and they will be MY people.

During the festival of Shavout 2000 yrs ago, the city of Jerusalem and the Temple area would have been crowded very much like we see with Jews from every country present for the feast.

Shavout is exactly 50 days after Melech Yeshua was resurrected. He was the first fruits of the Resurrection, on Shavout 2000 years ago 3000 were added to their number and the great harvest of souls was begun. Shavout is the anniversary of YHVH'S descent onto Mount Sinai, Therefore it is celebrated as the anniversary of the giving of Torah, For that reason Shavout is the festival of Mattan Torah- The giving of Torah. Ex 19 & 20, The story of the giving of Torah, The Ten Commandments and the Brit Sinai are the principal Torah readings in the Synagogue on Shavout.

As the Talmidim of the risen Moshiach gathered to celebrate Shavout in Jerusalem, they were gathering to celebrate the giving of Torah, The Midrash speaks of flames of fire which came to each individual at Sinai on the occasion of the giving of the Torah, The Bnai Yisrael not only heard YHVH'S voice, but actually saw the sound waves as they emerged from YHVH'S mouth. They visualized them as a fiery substance, Each Mitzvot that left YHVH'S mouth traveled around the entire camp and then came back to every Jew individually
( The Midrash says Shemot) The second miracle the Midrash preserves is the voice of YHVH speaking in every language known to man. In Rabbinical lore, there are 70 mother languages.

It says, And all the people witnessed the thundering- ( Ex 20.15 )

Note: that it does not say” The Thunder but the Thunderings” Wherefore R. Yochanan said that YHVH'S voice as it was uttered, split up into seventy voices in seventy languages, so that all the nations should understand
( Shemot Midrash Rabbah 5:9)

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kingdom Why Messianic Halakha is needed- part 16. Jun 13th, 2009 11:42:50 pm - Subscribe
Why Messianic Halakha is needed
Pt 16

Script:
Theme: Minhat Bekhor

Ex 23.1-33/ Ex 34.19-35/ Lev 23.1-25/ Num 15.1-41 Deut 26. 1-19/ Deut 18.1-22/ Hebrew 9.1-28
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Exodus 23.16

Next,the festival of harvest, the first fruits of your effort sowing in the field; and last, the festival of ingathering at the end of the year; when you gather in from the fields the results of your efforts.

Messianic Halakha comes to us from the Hebrew word to mean: This path, This walk, This way. It is a term for rules and rulings that govern Jewish life. In this lesson we will cover of the Halakha listings, we will cover the Halakha Importance of: Bikkurim- Perhaps i should have done this weeks ago but never the less it is next on my list, We try to always gain some points of reference from Talmud, not that Talmud is necessary for it isn't but In my mind it's purpose adds a greater depth oft and another way of looking at something, We treat it no different than would one treat a dictionary.

Bikkurim- The First Fruits, the portion of the fruits yearly harvest which would have been brought in the Beit Ha'Mikdash, The Hebrew term: Bikkurim and the related term '' First Fruit'' derive from the same root ward being- bekhor, meaning first born, the first fruits including the first grains to ripen each season were to be brought as an offering to YHVH.

Dvarim 26. gives detailed procedures for the offering of the first fruits, including the text of a liturgical recitation incumbent upon any who offered their fruits in the sanctuary. It is interesting that today there is a major segment of Churches who call themselves First Fruit Ministries, First Fruit Spirit of God, First Fruit this and that and i can guarantee you that they don't even no what First Fruit- Bikkurim is!

The manner of oblation prescribed in that passage represents a distinctive mode, Whereby the substances involved were not burnt on the Alter. But are merely displayed and assigned to the Cohanim- Lev 2:14- speaks of Minhat Bikkurim- A grain offering of first fruits prescribing that part that is to be burnt on the Altar. The Minhah Hadashah of Lev 23.16- The grain offering of fresh grain, poses a problem, since the rule was that no leavening dough could be brought up on the Altar, and the offering of fresh grain mentioned in that passage was to be baked from leavened dough. The offering of first fruits were both an individual obligation and apart of public celebrations, particularly the celebration of Shavout, also called Hag Ha'Bikkurim- The first fruits festival- Ex 23.16/ Lev 23/ Num 28. 26 A sheaf of the new barley ( omer) was offered on the 2nd day of the pesach festival- Lev 23. According to the Mishnah ( Bik 1:3,6,9)

In Second Temple times the pilgrimage to the Temple was for the purpose of offering the first fruits could be undertaken anytime between Shavout, in the late spring and Sukkot in the fall.

IN HALAKHAH

According to rabbinic commentary, The duty of bringing first fruits was confined to the seven distinct species growing in Eretz Israel
1.Wheat 2. Barley 3. Grapes. 4. Fig. 5. Pomegranates. 6. Olive Oil. 7.Dates

The fruits were given to the Cohanim after the donor recited confession ( Deut 26. 1-11) acknowledging Yah as the one who redeemed the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, and expressing gratitude to Yah who brought them out of bondage and to the promised land. The bikkurim were brought between Shavout- hence its designation as Hag Ha'Bikkurim " The First Fruits Festival & Sukkot, They could be brought as late as Hanukkah, but after Sukkot no declaration was made. The spring feast of Pesach & Yom Ha'Bikkurim occur in the month of Nisan. The period of time during the counting of the seven shabbats between Ha'Bikkurim and Shavout is exactly the time needed to raise the spring crops to maturity and full harvest. Israel left Egypt on the 14th of Nissan on the feast of pesach and under the blood of the lamb.( Lamb signified Yeshua, the final lamb- Did you know? the same Hebrew word for son being Ben- also has another meaning as being Lamb, which concludes the lamb is the son { how remarkable is that,}) In most contrast the words: Taleh, Kebes, Kibsah, kar, Seh, Amnos, Anion, Immar are the Hebrew words for Lamb, but Ben also means: Lamb/Son.

Then on the 15th of Nissan , Israel was yet observing Hag Ha'Matzot, this was the day after they left Egypt, and during this feast, Israel and those who sojourned with her( Gerim) were to clean out all chametz ( Leaven) from their midst. Then for a period of seven days, they wore to have no yeast found from the dwellings. The removal of yeast from there dwelling places can be clearly seen as the beginning of a new life outside of Egypt without the bondage of slavery to pharaoh. Leaven is seen as a symbol of sin, pride, haughtiness, being puffed up- 1 Cor 5.6- Israel left Egypt and the feast of Ha'Bikkurim passed ( remember they were not yet in the land as the future counting of the omer ended) Israel found themselves in the third month of their journey. The Bible states: that YHVH gave the Torah to Israel in the third month of their journey and Jewish tradition telle us, YHVH gave Torah to Israel in the 3rd month- on the exact day of Shavout- Ex 19.1-3.

In conclusion:

Once Israel entered the land, Shavout was then the festival of the first harvest. As stated above, In earlier times, the harvest of the barley and grains brought into the Temple after the counting of the omer according to the Bible, this is the day after Shabbat after Pesach ( The 1str day of the week- Yom Rishon- Sunday) on Ha'Bikkurim, when there was to be a wave offering consisting of sheaved grain from the field.

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kingdom Why Messianic Halakha is needed- Part 17. Jun 16th, 2009 8:31:30 pm - Subscribe
Why Messianic Halakha is needed- Part 17.
By. Rabbi Aminadav Ben Avraham Hinton

Script:
Num 29. 35-39 ( mentions the 8th day- synaptic to Shemini Atzeret)
Num 6.6-27/ Nehemiah 8. 1-18/ Ezekiel 43.1-29
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The word Halakha comes from the Hebrew word- To Walk, This Path, This Direction, It is a term that applies to YHVH'S rules and rulings that govern Jewish life. The Halakha this week is Shemini Atzeret " On Tishri 22, The day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is also called by some the holiday- Simchat Torah.

Outside of Israel, where extra days of holidays are held only the second day of Shemini Atzeret is Simchat Torah. Shemini Atzeret is Tishri 22 and 23rd, while Simchat Torah is Tishri 23rd .

These two holidays are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot, but that is technically incorrect, Shemini Atzeret is a holiday on its own, and does not involved some of the special observances of Sukkot. We do not take up the lulav and etrog on these days and our dwelling in the Sukkah is limited and performed without reciting a blessing. Shemini Atzeret literally means
“ The assembly of the eighth ( day)” Rabbinic Literature explains the holiday as a day where our creator is like a host, who invites us as visitors for a limited time. The seven days of Sukkot that end with Hoshana Rabba are then immediately followed by Shemini Atzeret. Referred to in Torah as the eighth day of assembly

Hoshana Rabba- The Great Hoshana

The name of the seventh and last day of the sukkot festival, In Temple times the day was distinguished by the fact that seven circuits ( Hakkafot) were made around the altar with the lulav, and the willow branches, which on this day were specially cut at Moza near Jerusalem, were stood around the side of the altar with their leaves overlapping the top.

The Sages interpreted this to mean that YHVH asks all who made pilgrimage to sukkot to wait, to tarry( Atzeret) which from the Hebrew root means: To Hold Back, with him- one additional day.

As stated in Israel, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are both celebrated on Tishri 22, but in the Galut- Shemini Atzeret is observed on Tishri 22 and Simchat Torah on Tishri 23. In the Galut, Shemini Atzeret is considered a full holiday ( Yom Tov ) but none of the particular mitzvot regarding Sukkot are observed, though some Jews still eat in their Sukkah, while others do not, as described in the Talmud ( Sukkah 46 b, 47 a)

However since it is a separate holiday, the usual rites of the rituals such as
Candle Lighting Saying Kiddush Refraining from work, attending special synagogue services etc. are practiced. The greatest part of Shemini Atzeret is Tefillat Geshem


Tefillat Geshem

Shemini Atzeret is perhaps best known for the tefillat geshem or “ The Prayer for Rain” recited during the Musaf service
( An additional tefillah service recited right after the morning service.)

The Tefillah Geshem Matar ( Prayer for Rain) is inserted in the second section of the Amidah ( Or Shmoneh Esrei ) where the phrase:

Mashiv HaRuach U'Morid HaGeshem - is said which means: Who makes the wind blow and makes the rain descend is added to the blessing, This addition to Amidah is recited until Pesach.


Why a Tefillah Geshem ?

In Israel, crops planted in the spring( Aviv) depend on the rain fall that occurs in the fall ( Tsav) Moreover according to Jewish tradition all the world is judged at this time regarding the amount of rain fall to be given for the coming year. Therefore beginning with Shemini Atzeret " an additional Tefillah, Davening for rain are made part of the Beit Khesset service through the addition to Amidah.


The Spiritual Significance of Shemini Atzeret

The word atzeret comes from atzar- meaning to store or collect, since sukkot marks the end of the fall festivals. It is suggested that Shemini Atzeret is meant as a time to reflect on the previous months of observance and to store the memories of Torah in our hearts. Shemini Atzeret suggests the image of remaining or abiding ( Atzeret) of an extra day with YHVH, beyond the seven days of fullness represented by the seven days of Sukkot, since sukkot represents “ The Olam Habah” and the Millennial reign of Ariel Yeshua Ha'Mashiach Ha'Melech- The soon coming kingdom, Shemini Atzeret represents the eternal state of perfection, the day of the New Heavens and New Earth
( Is 65:17, Rev 21:1)

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