Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

ה (Heh)

Parashah 25: Tzav (Give an order) 6:1(8) – 8:36

6 ⁽⁸⁾ Adonai said to Moshe, ^2 (9) “Give this order to Aharon and his sons: ‘This is the law for the burnt offering ^[a]: it is what goes up ^[b] on its firewood upon the altar all night long, until morning; in this way the fire of the altar will be kept burning. ^3 (10) When the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, the cohen, having put on his linen garment and covered himself with his linen shorts, is to remove the ashes and put them beside the altar. ^4 (11) Then he is to remove those garments and put on others, before carrying the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. ^5 (12) In this way, the fire on the altar will be kept burning and not be allowed to go out. Each morning, the cohen is to kindle wood on it, arrange the burnt offering and make the fat of the peace offerings go up in smoke. ^6 (13) Fire is to be kept burning on the altar continually; it is not to go out.

^7 (14) “‘This is the law for the grain offering: the sons of Aharon are to offer it before Adonai in front of the altar.

² Mark my words — I, Sha’ul, tell you that if you undergo b’rit-milah the Messiah will be of no advantage to you at all! ³ Again, I warn you: any man who undergoes b’rit-milah is obligated to observe the entire Torah! ⁴ You who are trying to be declared righteous by God through legalism have severed yourselves from the Messiah! You have fallen away from God’s grace! ⁵ For it is by the power of the Spirit, who works in us because we trust and are faithful, that we confidently expect our hope of attaining righteousness to be fulfilled. ⁶ When we are united with the Messiah Yeshua, neither being circumcised nor being uncircumcised matters; what matters is trusting faithfulness expressing itself through love.