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THIS WEEK'S PORTION #25

Tzav | צו | "Command!" እዘዛቸው | Izzezachew
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1. TORAH READING

Leviticus 6:8-8:36

1.1First reading — Leviticus 6:1–11

1.2Second reading — Leviticus 6:12–7:10

1.3Third reading — Leviticus 7:11–38

1.4Fourth reading — Leviticus 8:1–13

1.5Fifth reading — Leviticus 8:14–21

1.6Sixth reading — Leviticus 8:22–29

1.7Seventh reading — Leviticus 8:30–36

2. PROPHETS READING

Jeremiah 7:21-8:3; Jer 9:22-24

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Hebrews 7:23-8:6

PORTION OUTLINE - TORAH

Leviticus 6:8 | Instructions concerning Sacrifices

Leviticus 7:11 | Further Instructions

Leviticus 8:1 | The Rites of Ordination

PORTION OUTLINE - PROPHETS

Jeremiah 7:16 | The People's Disobedience

The twenty-fifth reading from the Torah and second reading from the book of Leviticus is called Tzav (צו), which means “Command.” The name comes from the first word of Leviticus 6:9, where the LORD says to Moses, “Command Aaron and his sons ...”  Tzav reiterates the five types sacri-

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

The altar fire was holy fire ignited by the presence of God. This sacred fire was never to be extinguished. “The fire on the altar is to be kept burning on it. ... [The] fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out” (Leviticus 6:12–13).

The Torah says. The priests used flames from the altar to light the menorah, and they used the coals from the altar to burn the incense on the golden altar. 

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