Rastafari Sabbath Rss#27-28 Tazria-Metzora #matrix conceives-Leper #BlackJews @LOJSociety

This Week's Portion #27-28

Tazria-Metzora | תזריע-מצורע | "She conceives-Leper" ብታረግዝ-በመንጻቱ ቀን | b’tareg’z [btaregz; bittarregiz]/beMenTs’atu [Qen]

1. Torah Reading

Leviticus 12:1-15:33

2. Prophets Reading

2 Kings 4:42-5:19/2 Kings 7:3-20

3. New Testament Reading

John 6:8-13; Matthew 8:1-4/Matthew 8:1-17

Portion Outline - TORAH

Leviticus 12:1 | Purification of Women after Childbirth
Leviticus 13:1 | Leprosy, Varieties and Symptoms
Leviticus 14:1 | Purification of Lepers and Leprous Houses
Leviticus 15:1 | Concerning Bodily Discharges

Portion Outline - PROPHETS

• 2 Kings 7:3 | The Arameans Flee

Portion Commentary - Tazria
The Sin of Childbirth
Thought for the Week: The sacrifices after childbirth remind us that the act of giving birth is itself a miraculous encounter with the Divine. It is not to be regarded as just ordinary life. Instead, the Torah grants the event sanctity and significance by requiring sacrifices. The new baby is a gift from God, and the mother naturally wants to reciprocate with a gift. She brings a burnt offering and a sin offering as her gifts to God, who blessed her with a child.

Commentary: After the mother's days of purification were completed, she was readmitted to the Tabernacle and the sacrificial service. At that time she was required to bring a burnt offering and a sin offering to the LORD (Leviticus 12:6). The sin offering seems troubling. Did the woman sin by having a baby? 

For Entire Commentary Visit: https://rastafarigroundation.org/this-weeks-reading-ends-4-25-20/