Sacrifice System — There were two basic types of sacrifices in antiquity:
Livestock as the ancient currency, merely valuating a gift or criminal fine. Anthropomorphism was incidental (appealing to physical desires) but not inherent (strictly an ancient currency).
Inherently anthropomorphic physically expiatory “blood” sacrifices.
Previously, heads of tribes and clans (households) each sacrificed on their own altars and according to their own protocols.
Step 2, revealed millennia later, was the destruction of the Temples and the yō•khas•inꞋ-authenticated priesthood—immutably terminating Ta•na"khꞋ-authorization of sacrifices.
Since it\’s axiomatic that é‑‑ä is Immutable, if the sacrifice system was correct and essential, it could not have been disrupted! That sacrifices have been rendered forever impossible logically demonstrates that sacrifices were, always, an unavoidable tolerance during a period of weaning “stiff-necked” Israel from the inherent anthropomorphism of animal sacrifices. Sadly, Israel’s “stiff-necked” anthropomorphic desire for sacrifices continues today despite Nᵊviy•imꞋ calls to displace the temple (Beit ha-Mi•qᵊdâshꞋ) with a Beit Tᵊphil•âhꞋ (Yᵊsha•yâhꞋu 56.7).
Diagram of the Mi•shᵊkânꞋ. |
Tasked by é‑‑ä with infusing Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ with Avᵊrâ•hâmꞋ’s anthropomorphism-free vision of the Sole, Non-physical, Creator-Singularity, Mōsh•ëhꞋ was confronted by an Israeli people who, for centuries, had become profoundly steeped first in Middle Eastern, then Egyptian, idolatry—to which they would periodically return, repeatedly, for millennia. This anthropomorphism-based idolatry persists, especially among Ultra-Orthodox and QaꞋbâlist circles, even today. Weaning Israel from their profoundly entrenched dependence on anthropomorphic sacrificing to Egyptian idolatry would prove to be a formidable, seemingly endless, millennia-long task. Clearly, weaning Israel from anthropomorphic idolatry could only be accomplished in stages, over millennia—implying a loving, compassionate and forbearing é‑‑ä throughout the interim.
Kha•shᵊmon•ây•imꞋ Millstone press for crushing olives or grapes at Nᵊōt Qᵊdūm•inꞋ, Israel (photo: ©1991 Yirmᵊyahu Ben-David) |
Following the completion of the Mi•shᵊkânꞋ, Mōsh•ëhꞋ perceived the mi•tzᵊwâhꞋ of é‑‑ä:
Neir |
“Bᵊn•eiꞋ-Yi•sᵊrâ•eilꞋ is to bring clear virgin-crush olive-oil to fuel the neir•ōtꞋ atop the Mᵊnōr•âhꞋ, which is outside of the Pâ•rōkhꞋët by the Eid•âhꞋ illuminating the ŌꞋhël Mō•eidꞋ perpetually.”
"A•ha•ronꞋ and his four sons shall maintain these neir•ōtꞋ burning before é‑‑ä from evening till morning." Mōsh•ëhꞋ declared. "This is a khuq•atꞋ ō•lâmꞋ of Bᵊn•eiꞋ-Yi•sᵊrâ•eilꞋ to their generations."
Optional parental preparation:
What is a justice system?
What is anthropomorphism?
What does it mean to nationalize some service?
What is expiation? Atonement? Ki•pūrꞋ?
What is a millennium? Millennia? How long is a thousand years? How many generations would that be? How many times the child’s current age?
What is a tribe?
What does immutable mean?
What is an animal sacrifice?
What does “steep” mean?
What's the difference between a Mᵊnōr•âhꞋ and a Kha•nūk•iyꞋâh?
What does "perceive" mean?
What is a kaftan? An Arabic thawb? (Find images online)
Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:
What is a tent?
What does a light sprinkle of extra-virgin, Israeli olive-oil taste like on Israeli laffa bread? (Add some khumus; even tastier. Add a dash)
What is livestock?
What is currency? Money?