Andre Widodo
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Shalom,
Imamat (Vayikra) 23:15
וספרתם לכם ממחרת השבת מיום הביאכם את-עמר התנופה שבע שבתות תמימת תהיינה׃
u.se.far.tem la.chem mi.ma.cho.rat ha.sha.bat mi.yom ha.vi.a.chem et-o.mer ha.te.nu.fa she.va sha.ba.tot t'mi.mot tih.yei.na:
Kemudian kamu harus menghitung, mulai dari hari sesudah Shabbat (*Pesach*) itu, yaitu waktu kamu membawa berkas persembahan unjukan, harus ada genap tujuh minggu;
Imamat (Vayikra) 23:16
עד ממחרת השבת השביעת תספרו חמשים יום והקרבתם מנחה חדשה ליהוה׃
ad mi.ma.cho.rat ha.sha.bat ha.she.vi.it tis.p'ru CHA.MI.SHIM yom v'hik.rav.tem min.cha cha.da.sha la.A.DO.NAI:
sampai pada hari sesudah Shabbat (*Pesach*) yang ketujuh kamu harus hitung LIMA PULUH hari; lalu kamu harus mempersembahkan korban sajian yang baru kepada ADONAI.
Mengapa angka LIMA PULUH (50)?
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Pengajaran para leluhur di Talmud Babilonia Pesachim 68b:13 disebutkan bahwa hari raya SHAVUOT juga disebut sebagai hari raya ATZERET [עצרת]:
"R. Eleazar said: All agree in respect to SHAVUOT [‘ATZERET]."
Kata "ATZERET [עצרת]" memiliki arti "KUMPULAN", tetapi kata ini sebenarnya berasal dari akar kata "ATZOR [עצור]", yang artinya adalah "STOP" atau "BERHENTI."
Kita sama-sama mengerti bahwa pada akhir hari raya SUKKOT, ada satu lagi hari raya yang disebut sebagai "SHEMINI ATZERET [שמיני עצרת]", yang artinya adalah "PERTEMUAN HARI KE-8". Perayaan SHEMINI ATZERET ini dirayakan pada tanggal 22-23 Tishri, setelah 7 hari hari raya SUKKOT.
Perintah SHEMINI ATZERET ini ada tertulis di Imamat (Vayikra) 23:36
Imamat (Vayikra) 23:36
שבעת ימים תקריבו אשה ליהוה ביום השמיני מקרא-קדש יהיה לכם והקרבתם אשה ליהוה עצרת הוא כל-מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו׃
shiv.at ya.mim tak.ri.vu i.she la.ye.ho.va ba.yom ha.SHE.MI.NI mik.ra-ko.desh yih.ye la.chem v'hik.rav.tem i.she la.A.DO.NAI a.tse.ret hiv kol-m'le.chet a.vo.da lo ta.a.su:
Tujuh hari lamanya kamu harus mempersembahkan korban api-apian kepada ADONAI, dan pada HARI YANG KEDELAPAN kamu harus mengadakan pertemuan kudus dan mempersembahkan korban api-apian kepada ADONAI. Itulah hari raya perkumpulan, janganlah kamu melakukan sesuatu pekerjaan berat.
Seperti hari raya SUKKOT berakhir dengan puncaknya di hari raya SHEMINI ATZERET, para rabbi mengajarkan bahwa hari raya PESACH juga mencapai puncaknya pada hari raya SHAVUOT [ATZERET].
Begini caranya para rabbi melihatnya.
Hari raya PESACH dirayakan selama 7 hari (hari raya HA'MATZOT) dari 15 Nisan - 22 Nisan. Menurut Imamat 23:16 kita harus menghitung:
7² (7 hari PESACH) + 1² (1 hari ATZERET) = 49 + 1 = 50.
Angka 50 di dalam GEMATRIA adalah sama dengan huruf Ibrani NUN נ.
Pada hari raya SUKKOT, kita mengetahui bahwa hari raya ini dirayakan selama 7 hari, yaitu dari 15 Tishri - 22 Tishri. Menurut Imamat 23:36 kita harus menghitung:
7 (7 hari SUKKOT) + 1 (1 hari ATZERET) = 7 + 1 = 8.
Angka 8 di dalam GEMATRIA adalah sama dengan huruf Ibrani CHET ח.
Jika kita menggabungkan 2 huruf Ibrani ini, maka kita akan mendapatkan kata CHET ח + NUN נ = CHEN חן, yang artinya adalah KASIH KARUNIA; FAVOR; GRACE.
Jadi sebenarnya di dalam 7 hari raya PESACH (hari raya HA'MATZOT) kita menemukan "KASIH KARUNIA [CHEN חן]" Elohim pada puncaknya di hari raya SHAVUOT, dan hal yang sama pada 7 hari raya SUKKOT kita menemukan "KASIH KARUNIA [CHEN חן]" Elohim pada puncaknya di hari raya SHEMINI ATZERET.
Apa yang kita temukan pada saat kita menghitung Omer selama 50 hari?
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Pada saat kita menghitung Omer selama 50 hari, para rabbi mengajarkan bahwa angka 50 melambangkan 50 generasi dari manusia pertama, yaitu Adam, sampai ke Raja Y'hoyakim, yaitu Raja Yehudah ketika bangsa Yahudi diasingkan ke Babilonia.
50 hari penghitungan Omer = 50 generasi.
Apa yang dapat kita temukan pada saat "Sefirat Ha'Omer [ספירת העומר]", yaitu "Penghitungan Omer" sangat menakjubkan, yaitu:
1.)
Hari ke-20 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-20 Penghitungan Omer jatuh para tanggal day 5 Iyyar, yang adalah:
"Yom Ha'Atzma'ut [יום העצמאות]", yaitu "Hari Kemerdekaan Israel."
Hari ke-20 = generasi ke-20 = yaitu Avraham. "Pirkei Avot chapter 5" mengatakan bahwa ada 20 generasi dari Adam sampai Avraham. Avraham lahir pada tahun 1948 sejak Penciptaan.
Secara paralel, kita menemukan fakta yang sama bahwa negara Israel lahir pada tahun 1948, atau dalam kalendar Ibrani adalah than 5708 sejak Penciptaan. (*Perhatikan bahwa angka 1948 yang sama persis*).
Tahun 5708 di dalam bahasa Ibrani disebut "TASHACH [תש״ח]", terdiri dari huruf-huruf Ibrani:
TAV ת, nilai GEMATRIA = 400
SHIN ש, nilai GEMATRIA = 300
CHET ח, nilai GEMATRIA = 8
TAV ת + SHIN ש + CHET ח sama dengan 708.
Angka 708 adalah juga angka dari kata Ibrani "CHEN חן" dengan "NUN SOFIT ן." NUN SOFIT ן adalah huruf NUN נ yang berubah bentuk menjadi NUN SOFIT ן, karena huruf NUN נ terletak pada akhir sebuah kata.
Di dalam bahasa Ibrani, metode ini disebut sebagi SOFIYOT סופיות.
Ada 5 SOFIYOT סופיות di dalam ALEF-BET (alphabet Ibrani) yaitu:
KAF כ ---> KAF SOFIT ך
MEM מ ---> MEM SOFIT ם
NUN נ ---> NUN SOFIT ן
PEY פ ---> PEY SOFIT ף
TSADE צ ---> TSADE SOFIT ץ
CHET ח, nilai GEMATRIA = 8
NUN SOFIT ן, nilai GEMATRIA = 700
Kata Ibrani "CHEN חן" memiliki nilai GEMATRIA = 708
Jadi dengan kata lain, Elohim mengatakan kepada kita bahwa lahirnya negara Israel tahun 1948 (5708) adalah karena "CHEN חן", yaitu KASIH KARUNIA-Nya. Tahun 1948 (5708) adalah tahun "CHEN חן" dan ini berhubungan dengan persiapan kedatangan MASHIACH משיח.
2.)
Hari ke-33 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-33 Penghitungan Omer jatuh pada tanggal 18 Iyyar, yang adalah:
"Lag B'Omer [ל״ג בעומר]"
"Lag Ba'Omer [ל״ג בעומר]", sering disebut sebagai "Lag La'Omer" di kalangan masyarakat Yahudi Sephardik adalah hari raya ke-33 Penghitungan Omer yang jatuh pada tanggal 18 Iyyar untuk mengenang meninggalnya Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi).
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai [רבי שמעון בר יוחאי], yang sering disingkat sebagai "Rashbi [רשבי]", adalah seorang leluhur rabbi yang berasal dari masa Tannaim (abad ke-2 Judaisme). Rashbi adalah salah seorang murid dari Rabbi Akiva, dan Rashbi dikenal sebagai pencipta Kitab Zohar, yang sering dipakai di dalam Kabbalah.
Hari ke-33 = generasi ke-33 = yaitu Raja Daud.
Jadi dengan kata lain, Elohim mengatakan kepada kita bahwa lahirnya negara Israel tahun 1948 (5708) adalah karena "CHEN חן", yaitu KASIH KARUNIA-Nya. Tahun 1948 (5708) adalah tahun "CHEN חן" dan ini berhubungan dengan persiapan kedatangan MASHIACH משיח.
2.)
Hari ke-33 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-33 Penghitungan Omer jatuh pada tanggal 18 Iyyar, yang adalah:
"Lag B'Omer [ל״ג בעומר]"
"Lag Ba'Omer [ל״ג בעומר]", sering disebut sebagai "Lag La'Omer" di kalangan masyarakat Yahudi Sephardik adalah hari raya ke-33 Penghitungan Omer yang jatuh pada tanggal 18 Iyyar untuk mengenang meninggalnya Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi).
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai [רבי שמעון בר יוחאי], yang sering disingkat sebagai "Rashbi [רשבי]", adalah seorang leluhur rabbi yang berasal dari masa Tannaim (abad ke-2 Judaisme). Rashbi adalah salah seorang murid dari Rabbi Akiva, dan Rashbi dikenal sebagai pencipta Kitab Zohar, yang sering dipakai di dalam Kabbalah.
Hari ke-33 = generasi ke-33 = yaitu Raja Daud.
Kata "Zohar [זהר]" artinya adalah "SINAR; PANCARAN." Raja Daud merupakan "SINAR; PANCARAN" dari Raja Mesias yang akan memerintah di dalam era Kerajaan Mesianik selama 1000 tahun.
3.)
Hari ke-40 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-40 Penghitungan Omer jatuh para tanggal 25 Iyyar, dan disebut sebagai:
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]"
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]", dikenal sebagai "Hari Kenaikan", yaitu hari di mana Yeshua terangkat ke Sorga.
Hari ke-40 = generasi ke-40 = yaitu Raja Y'hoshafat.
Mengenai Raja Y'hoshafat ada tertulis:
2 Tawarikh 17:3-9
3.)
Hari ke-40 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-40 Penghitungan Omer jatuh para tanggal 25 Iyyar, dan disebut sebagai:
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]"
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]", dikenal sebagai "Hari Kenaikan", yaitu hari di mana Yeshua terangkat ke Sorga.
Hari ke-40 = generasi ke-40 = yaitu Raja Y'hoshafat.
Mengenai Raja Y'hoshafat ada tertulis:
2 Tawarikh 17:3-9
Dan ADONAI menyertai Y'hoshafat, karena ia hidup mengikuti jejak yang dahulu dari Daud, bapa leluhurnya, dan tidak mencari Baal-baal, melainkan mencari Elohim ayahnya. Ia hidup menurut perintah-perintah-Nya dan tidak berbuat seperti Israel. Oleh sebab itu ADONAI mengokohkan kerajaan yang ada di bawah kekuasaannya. Seluruh Yehudah memberikan persembahan kepada Y'hoshafat, sehingga ia menjadi kaya dan sangat terhormat. Dengan tabah hati ia hidup menurut jalan yang ditunjukkan ADONAI. Pula ia menjauhkan dari Yehudah segala bukit pengorbanan dan tiang berhala. Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahannya ia mengutus beberapa pembesarnya, yakni Benhail, Obaja, Zakharia, Netaneel dan Mikha untuk mengajar di kota-kota Yehudah. Bersama-sama mereka turut juga beberapa orang Levi, yakni Semaya, Netanya, Zebaja, Asael, Semiramot, Yonatan, Adonia, Tobia dan Tob-Adonia disertai imam-imam Elisama dan Yoram. Mereka memberikan pelajaran di Yehudah dengan membawa kitab Torah ADONAI. Mereka mengelilingi semua kota di Yehudah sambil mengajar rakyat.
Hari ke-43 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-43 Penghitungan Omer jatuh pada tanggal 28 Iyaar, yang adalah:
"Yom Yerushalayim [יום ירושלים]"
"Yom Yerushalayim [יום ירושלים]", atau "Hari Yerusalem" adalah hari peringatan atas berhasilnya reunifikasi kota Yerusalem dan pemulihan kontrol Israel atas Kota Tua Yerusalem pada Perang 6 Hari tahun 1967.
Hari ke-43 = generasi ke-43 = yaitu Raja Uziyahu.
Seperti Israel berhasil menyatukan kembali kota Yerusalem, demikian juga kita lihat Raja Uziyahu yang membangun kembali menara-menara di Yerusalem.
2 Tawarikh (Dibre Ha'Yamim) 26:9
ויבן עזיהו מגדלים בירושלם על-שער הפנה ועל-שער הגיא ועל-המקצוע ויחזקם׃
va.yi.ven u.zi.ya.hu mig.da.lim bi.ru.sha.lam al-sha.ar ha.pi.na v'al-sha.ar ha.gay v'al-ha.mik.tso.a va.ye.chaz.kem:
Uziyahu mendirikan menara di Yerusalem di atas Pintu Gerbang Sudut di atas Pintu Gerbang Lebak dan di atas Penjuru, serta mengokohkannya.
5.)
Hari ke-49 Penghitungan Omer
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Hari ke-49 Penghitungan Omer jatuh pada tanggal 5 Sivan, yaitu "Erev Shavuot [ערב שבועות]"
Hari ke-49 = generasi ke-49 = yaitu Raja Yoshiyahu.
2 Kings (Melachim) 23:24
וגם את-האבות ואת-הידענים ואת-התרפים ואת-הגללים ואת כל-השקצים אשר נראו בארץ יהודה ובירושלם בער יאשיהו למען הקים את-דברי התורה הכתבים על-הספר אשר מצא חלקיהו הכהן בית יהוה׃
v'gam et-ha.o.vot v'et-ha.yid.o.nim v'et-ha.te.ra.fim v'et-ha.gi.lu.lim v'et kol-ha.shi.ku.tsim a.sher nir.u b'e.rets y'hu.da u.vi.ru.sha.lam bi.er yo.shi.ya.hu l'.ma.an ha.kim et-div.rei ha.to.ra ha.ke.tu.vim al-ha.se.fer a.sher ma.tsa chil.ki.ya.hu ha.ko.hen beit A.DO.NAI:
Para pemanggil arwah, dan para pemanggil roh peramal, juga terafim, berhala-berhala dan segala dewa kejijikan yang terlihat di tanah Yehudah dan di Yerusalem, dihapuskan oleh Yoshiyahu dengan maksud menepati perkataan Torah yang tertulis dalam kitab yang telah didapati oleh imam Chikiyahu di rumah ADONAI.
ENGLISH:
ESOTERIC 50 DAYS FROM PESACH TO SHAVUOT
Andre Widodo
© Talmidim Ha'Mashiach Ministries
Shalom,
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:15 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
וספרתם לכם ממחרת השבת מיום הביאכם את-עמר התנופה שבע שבתות תמימת תהיינה׃
u.se.far.tem la.chem mi.ma.cho.rat ha.sha.bat mi.yom ha.vi.a.chem et-o.mer ha.te.nu.fa she.va sha.ba.tot t'mi.mot tih.yei.na:
And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that ye brought
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:16 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
עד ממחרת השבת השביעת תספרו חמשים יום והקרבתם מנחה חדשה ליהוה׃
ad mi.ma.cho.rat ha.sha.bat ha.she.vi.it tis.p'ru CHA.MI.SHIM yom v'hik.rav.tem min.cha cha.da.sha la.A.DO.NAI:
even unto the morrow after the seventh week shall ye number FIFTY DAYS; and ye shall present a new meal-offering unto the LORD.
Why is number FIFTY (50)?
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The sages in Talmud Babylonia Pesachim 68b:13 says that SHAVUOT is also called as AZERET [עצרת]:
"R. Eleazar said: All agree in respect to SHAVUOT [‘AZERET]."
The word "AZERET [עצרת]" simply means: "ASSEMBLY", but shares a linguistic root with the word "ATZOR [עצור]", meaning "TO STOP" or "TO TARRY."
We know that at the end of the feast of SUKKOT, there is another celebration is called "SHEMINI ATZERET [שמיני עצרת]", which means "8TH DAY ASSEMBLY." It is celebrated on 22-23 Tishri. It directly follows the feast of SUKKOT which is celebrated for 7 days, and thus SHEMINI ATZERET is literally "THE 8 DAY."
As it is written as a MITZVAH in Leviticus 23:36.
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:36 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
שבעת ימים תקריבו אשה ליהוה ביום השמיני מקרא-קדש יהיה לכם והקרבתם אשה ליהוה עצרת הוא כל-מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו׃
shiv.at ya.mim tak.ri.vu i.she la.ye.ho.va ba.yom ha.SHE.MI.NI mik.ra-ko.desh yih.ye la.chem v'hik.rav.tem i.she la.A.DO.NAI a.tse.ret hiv kol-m'le.chet a.vo.da lo ta.a.su:
Seven days ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; on the EIGHTH day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; it is a day of solemn assembly; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
As SUKKOT is guarded by SHEMINI ATZERET, so the rabbis teach us that PESACH is GUARDED by SHAVUOT [ATZERET].
This is how the rabbis view it.
PESACH is celebrated for 7 days (HA'MATZOT) from 15 Nisan - 22 Nisan. According to Leviticus 23:16 we are to count:
7² (7 days of PESACH) + 1² (1 day ATZERET) = 49 + 1 = 50.
Number 50 in GEMATRIA is equal to the Hebrew letter NUN נ.
In the feast of SUKKOT, SUKKOT is celebrated for 7 days from 15 Tishri - 22 Tishri. According to Leviticus 23:36 we are to count:
7 (7 days of SUKKOT) + 1 (1 day ATZERET) = 7 + 1 = 8.
Number 8 in GEMATRIA is equal to the Hebrew letter CHET ח.
So, we combine these 2 Hebrew letters together, we find the word CHET ח + NUN נ = CHEN חן, which is FAVOR; GRACE.
So in 7 days of PESACH (HA'MATZOT) we find "GRACE [CHEN חן]" of G-d in SHAVUOT, and the same thing in 7 days of SUKKOT we find "GRACE CHEN חן" of G-d in SHEMINI ATZERET.
What do we find in the middle Counting of the Omer for 50 days?
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While we are counting the Omer for 50 days, the rabbis teach that the number 50 represents 50 generation from the first man, Adam, to the last man, King Y'hoyakim, King of Yehudah when the Jewish people went to Babylonian Exile.
50 days of Omer = 50 generations.
What we can find during "Sefirat Ha'Omer [ספירת העומר]", "Counting of the Omer" is:
1.)
20th day of the Omer
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20th day of the Omer is the date of 5 Iyyar, which is:
"Yom HaAtzma'ut [יום העצמאות]", which is "Israel Independent Day."
20 days = 20 generations = it was Avraham. "Pirkei Avot chapter 5" says that there are 20 generations from Adam to Avraham. Avraham was born in the year 1948 since the Creation.
Parallelly, the State of Israel was born in the year 1948, or in the year 5708 since the Creation. (*Notice the number 1948 is exactly the same*).
The year 5708 in Hebrew is called "TASHACH [תש״ח]", consists of Hebrew letter:
TAV ת, with GEMATRIA = 400
SHIN ש, with GEMATRIA = 300
CHET ח, with GEMATRIA = 8
TAV ת + SHIN ש + CHET ח is equal 708.
The number 708 is also the number of the Hebrew word "CHEN חן" with "NUN SOFIT ן."
CHET ח, with GEMATRIA = 8
NUN SOFIT ן, with GEMATRIA = 700
So in other word, G-d wants to say to us, His children, that the birth of the State of Israel in 1948 (5708) is because His "CHEN חן", His GRACE. The year 1948 (5708) is the year of "CHEN חן" and it is related to the preparation of the coming of MASHIACH משיח.
2.)
33rd day of the Omer
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33rd day of the Omer is the date of 18 Iyaar, which is:
"Lag B'Omer [ל״ג בעומר]"
"Lag Ba'Omer [ל״ג בעומר", also known as "Lag LaOmer" amongst Sephardi Jews, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of Iyar. One reason given for the holiday is as the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi).
רבן שמעון בר יוחאי or Rabban/Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, also known by his acronym Rashbi, was a 2nd-century Tannaim sage in ancient Israel, said to be active after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. He was one of the most eminent disciples of Rabbi Akiva, and is pseudepigraphically attributed by many Orthodox Jews with the authorship of the Zohar, the chief work of Kabbalah.
33 days = 33 generations = it was King David.
3.)
40th day of Omer
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40th day of the Omer is the date of 25 Iyyar, which is:
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]"
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]", is known as "the Day of Ascension", which is the day when Yeshua was lifted up to the Heaven.
40 days = 40 generations = it was King Y'hoshafat.
About King Y'hoshafat it is written:
2 Chronicles 17:3-9 - Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
3 ADONAI was with Y’hoshafat, because he lived according to the first ways of his ancestor David, not seeking the ba‘alim, 4 but seeking the G-d of his father and living by his mitzvot, not by what Isra’el did. 5 Therefore ADONAI consolidated his rulership; all Y’hudah brought presents to Y’hoshafat, so that he had wealth and honor in abundance. 6 In his heart he highly regarded ADONAI’s ways; moreover, he removed the high places and sacred poles from Y’hudah. 7 In the third year of his reign he sent his leading men Ben-Chayil, ‘Ovadyah, Z’kharyah, N’tan’el and Mikhayahu to teach in the cities of Y’hudah; 8 with them were the L’vi’im Sh’ma‘yahu, N’tanyahu, Z’vadyahu, ‘Asah’el, Sh’miramot, Y’honatan, Adoniyahu, Tuviyahu and Tov-Adoniyah, the L’vi’im; and with them Elishama and Y’horam the cohanim. 9 They taught in Y’hudah, having a scroll of the Torah of ADONAI with them; they circulated through all the cities of Y’hudah, teaching among the people.
4.)
43rd day of the Omer
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43rd day of the Omer is the date of 28 Iyaar, which is:
"Yom Yerushalayim [יום ירושלים]"
"Yom Yerushalayim [יום ירושלים]" is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in the aftermath of the June 1967 Six-Day War.
43 days = 43 generations = it was King Uziyahu.
As Israel reunited the city of Jerusalem under Israeli control, the parallel history we can see on King Uziyahu who rebuilt the towers in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles (Dibre Ha'Yamim) 26:9 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
ויבן עזיהו מגדלים בירושלם על-שער הפנה ועל-שער הגיא ועל-המקצוע ויחזקם׃
va.yi.ven u.zi.ya.hu mig.da.lim bi.ru.sha.lam al-sha.ar ha.pi.na v'al-sha.ar ha.gay v'al-ha.mik.tso.a va.ye.chaz.kem:
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the Turning, and fortified them.
5.)
49th day of the Omer
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49th day of the Omer is the date of 5 Sivan, which is "Erev Shavuot [ערב שבועות]"
49 days = 49 generations = it was King Yoshiyahu.
2 Kings (Melachim) 23:24 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
וגם את-האבות ואת-הידענים ואת-התרפים ואת-הגללים ואת כל-השקצים אשר נראו בארץ יהודה ובירושלם בער יאשיהו למען הקים את-דברי התורה הכתבים על-הספר אשר מצא חלקיהו הכהן בית יהוה׃
v'gam et-ha.o.vot v'et-ha.yid.o.nim v'et-ha.te.ra.fim v'et-ha.gi.lu.lim v'et kol-ha.shi.ku.tsim a.sher nir.u b'e.rets y'hu.da u.vi.ru.sha.lam bi.er yo.shi.ya.hu l'.ma.an ha.kim et-div.rei ha.to.ra ha.ke.tu.vim al-ha.se.fer a.sher ma.tsa chil.ki.ya.hu ha.ko.hen beit a.do.nai:
Moreover them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the detestable things that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
ENGLISH:
ESOTERIC 50 DAYS FROM PESACH TO SHAVUOT
Andre Widodo
© Talmidim Ha'Mashiach Ministries
Shalom,
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:15 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
וספרתם לכם ממחרת השבת מיום הביאכם את-עמר התנופה שבע שבתות תמימת תהיינה׃
u.se.far.tem la.chem mi.ma.cho.rat ha.sha.bat mi.yom ha.vi.a.chem et-o.mer ha.te.nu.fa she.va sha.ba.tot t'mi.mot tih.yei.na:
And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that ye brought
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:16 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
עד ממחרת השבת השביעת תספרו חמשים יום והקרבתם מנחה חדשה ליהוה׃
ad mi.ma.cho.rat ha.sha.bat ha.she.vi.it tis.p'ru CHA.MI.SHIM yom v'hik.rav.tem min.cha cha.da.sha la.A.DO.NAI:
even unto the morrow after the seventh week shall ye number FIFTY DAYS; and ye shall present a new meal-offering unto the LORD.
Why is number FIFTY (50)?
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The sages in Talmud Babylonia Pesachim 68b:13 says that SHAVUOT is also called as AZERET [עצרת]:
"R. Eleazar said: All agree in respect to SHAVUOT [‘AZERET]."
The word "AZERET [עצרת]" simply means: "ASSEMBLY", but shares a linguistic root with the word "ATZOR [עצור]", meaning "TO STOP" or "TO TARRY."
We know that at the end of the feast of SUKKOT, there is another celebration is called "SHEMINI ATZERET [שמיני עצרת]", which means "8TH DAY ASSEMBLY." It is celebrated on 22-23 Tishri. It directly follows the feast of SUKKOT which is celebrated for 7 days, and thus SHEMINI ATZERET is literally "THE 8 DAY."
As it is written as a MITZVAH in Leviticus 23:36.
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:36 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
שבעת ימים תקריבו אשה ליהוה ביום השמיני מקרא-קדש יהיה לכם והקרבתם אשה ליהוה עצרת הוא כל-מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו׃
shiv.at ya.mim tak.ri.vu i.she la.ye.ho.va ba.yom ha.SHE.MI.NI mik.ra-ko.desh yih.ye la.chem v'hik.rav.tem i.she la.A.DO.NAI a.tse.ret hiv kol-m'le.chet a.vo.da lo ta.a.su:
Seven days ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; on the EIGHTH day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; it is a day of solemn assembly; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
As SUKKOT is guarded by SHEMINI ATZERET, so the rabbis teach us that PESACH is GUARDED by SHAVUOT [ATZERET].
This is how the rabbis view it.
PESACH is celebrated for 7 days (HA'MATZOT) from 15 Nisan - 22 Nisan. According to Leviticus 23:16 we are to count:
7² (7 days of PESACH) + 1² (1 day ATZERET) = 49 + 1 = 50.
Number 50 in GEMATRIA is equal to the Hebrew letter NUN נ.
In the feast of SUKKOT, SUKKOT is celebrated for 7 days from 15 Tishri - 22 Tishri. According to Leviticus 23:36 we are to count:
7 (7 days of SUKKOT) + 1 (1 day ATZERET) = 7 + 1 = 8.
Number 8 in GEMATRIA is equal to the Hebrew letter CHET ח.
So, we combine these 2 Hebrew letters together, we find the word CHET ח + NUN נ = CHEN חן, which is FAVOR; GRACE.
So in 7 days of PESACH (HA'MATZOT) we find "GRACE [CHEN חן]" of G-d in SHAVUOT, and the same thing in 7 days of SUKKOT we find "GRACE CHEN חן" of G-d in SHEMINI ATZERET.
What do we find in the middle Counting of the Omer for 50 days?
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While we are counting the Omer for 50 days, the rabbis teach that the number 50 represents 50 generation from the first man, Adam, to the last man, King Y'hoyakim, King of Yehudah when the Jewish people went to Babylonian Exile.
50 days of Omer = 50 generations.
What we can find during "Sefirat Ha'Omer [ספירת העומר]", "Counting of the Omer" is:
1.)
20th day of the Omer
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20th day of the Omer is the date of 5 Iyyar, which is:
"Yom HaAtzma'ut [יום העצמאות]", which is "Israel Independent Day."
20 days = 20 generations = it was Avraham. "Pirkei Avot chapter 5" says that there are 20 generations from Adam to Avraham. Avraham was born in the year 1948 since the Creation.
Parallelly, the State of Israel was born in the year 1948, or in the year 5708 since the Creation. (*Notice the number 1948 is exactly the same*).
The year 5708 in Hebrew is called "TASHACH [תש״ח]", consists of Hebrew letter:
TAV ת, with GEMATRIA = 400
SHIN ש, with GEMATRIA = 300
CHET ח, with GEMATRIA = 8
TAV ת + SHIN ש + CHET ח is equal 708.
The number 708 is also the number of the Hebrew word "CHEN חן" with "NUN SOFIT ן."
CHET ח, with GEMATRIA = 8
NUN SOFIT ן, with GEMATRIA = 700
So in other word, G-d wants to say to us, His children, that the birth of the State of Israel in 1948 (5708) is because His "CHEN חן", His GRACE. The year 1948 (5708) is the year of "CHEN חן" and it is related to the preparation of the coming of MASHIACH משיח.
2.)
33rd day of the Omer
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33rd day of the Omer is the date of 18 Iyaar, which is:
"Lag B'Omer [ל״ג בעומר]"
"Lag Ba'Omer [ל״ג בעומר", also known as "Lag LaOmer" amongst Sephardi Jews, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of Iyar. One reason given for the holiday is as the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi).
רבן שמעון בר יוחאי or Rabban/Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, also known by his acronym Rashbi, was a 2nd-century Tannaim sage in ancient Israel, said to be active after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. He was one of the most eminent disciples of Rabbi Akiva, and is pseudepigraphically attributed by many Orthodox Jews with the authorship of the Zohar, the chief work of Kabbalah.
33 days = 33 generations = it was King David.
3.)
40th day of Omer
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40th day of the Omer is the date of 25 Iyyar, which is:
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]"
"Mem B'Omer [מם בעומר]", is known as "the Day of Ascension", which is the day when Yeshua was lifted up to the Heaven.
40 days = 40 generations = it was King Y'hoshafat.
About King Y'hoshafat it is written:
2 Chronicles 17:3-9 - Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
3 ADONAI was with Y’hoshafat, because he lived according to the first ways of his ancestor David, not seeking the ba‘alim, 4 but seeking the G-d of his father and living by his mitzvot, not by what Isra’el did. 5 Therefore ADONAI consolidated his rulership; all Y’hudah brought presents to Y’hoshafat, so that he had wealth and honor in abundance. 6 In his heart he highly regarded ADONAI’s ways; moreover, he removed the high places and sacred poles from Y’hudah. 7 In the third year of his reign he sent his leading men Ben-Chayil, ‘Ovadyah, Z’kharyah, N’tan’el and Mikhayahu to teach in the cities of Y’hudah; 8 with them were the L’vi’im Sh’ma‘yahu, N’tanyahu, Z’vadyahu, ‘Asah’el, Sh’miramot, Y’honatan, Adoniyahu, Tuviyahu and Tov-Adoniyah, the L’vi’im; and with them Elishama and Y’horam the cohanim. 9 They taught in Y’hudah, having a scroll of the Torah of ADONAI with them; they circulated through all the cities of Y’hudah, teaching among the people.
43rd day of the Omer
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43rd day of the Omer is the date of 28 Iyaar, which is:
"Yom Yerushalayim [יום ירושלים]"
"Yom Yerushalayim [יום ירושלים]" is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in the aftermath of the June 1967 Six-Day War.
43 days = 43 generations = it was King Uziyahu.
As Israel reunited the city of Jerusalem under Israeli control, the parallel history we can see on King Uziyahu who rebuilt the towers in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles (Dibre Ha'Yamim) 26:9 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
ויבן עזיהו מגדלים בירושלם על-שער הפנה ועל-שער הגיא ועל-המקצוע ויחזקם׃
va.yi.ven u.zi.ya.hu mig.da.lim bi.ru.sha.lam al-sha.ar ha.pi.na v'al-sha.ar ha.gay v'al-ha.mik.tso.a va.ye.chaz.kem:
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the Turning, and fortified them.
5.)
49th day of the Omer
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49th day of the Omer is the date of 5 Sivan, which is "Erev Shavuot [ערב שבועות]"
49 days = 49 generations = it was King Yoshiyahu.
2 Kings (Melachim) 23:24 - Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
וגם את-האבות ואת-הידענים ואת-התרפים ואת-הגללים ואת כל-השקצים אשר נראו בארץ יהודה ובירושלם בער יאשיהו למען הקים את-דברי התורה הכתבים על-הספר אשר מצא חלקיהו הכהן בית יהוה׃
v'gam et-ha.o.vot v'et-ha.yid.o.nim v'et-ha.te.ra.fim v'et-ha.gi.lu.lim v'et kol-ha.shi.ku.tsim a.sher nir.u b'e.rets y'hu.da u.vi.ru.sha.lam bi.er yo.shi.ya.hu l'.ma.an ha.kim et-div.rei ha.to.ra ha.ke.tu.vim al-ha.se.fer a.sher ma.tsa chil.ki.ya.hu ha.ko.hen beit a.do.nai:
Moreover them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the detestable things that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
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