WHY DID G-D COMMAND THE
FAT, LIVER & KIDNEYS with SALT?
Jim Black
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The Altar and the Salt Covenant
Honey and Leaven Forbidden on the Altar
Emurin – Belongs to the L-rd
The Soul of the Animal
The Significance of the Virgin Birth of Yeshua
The Importance of Yeshua’s Soul
Everything Burned on the Altar was Salted
Leviticus 2:13 And every oblation of
thy meat offering shalt thou season
with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the
salt of the covenant of thy God to be
lacking from thy meat offering: with
all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Numbers 18:19 All the heave offerings
of the holy things, which the children
of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I
given thee, and thy sons and thy
daughters with thee, by a statute for
ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever
before the LORD unto thee and to thy
seed with thee. (KJV)
The Artscroll Leviticus comments:
“The Covenant of Salt teaches that
the sacrificial service, if performed
properly and sincerely, preserves
Israel, but if the service is neglected,
it brings about destruction and
exile...the commandment at the end
of the verse, which extends the
salting to all offerings, refers only to
the sacrificial parts that go on the
Altar fire...Salt, like a covenant,
denotes permanence, because it
preserves what was, and inhibits
change. Therefore salt symbolizes
God’s immutable covenant...”
• Salt stops corruption
• Salt preserves
• Salt draws out impurities
• Salt holds or retains water
No Honey or Leaven was permitted on the Altar
Leviticus 2: 11 No meat
[Grain] offering, which ye
shall bring unto the LORD,
shall be made with leaven
[chametz]: for ye shall
burn no leaven [chametz],
nor any honey [devash], in
any offering of the LORD
made by fire. (KJV)
Components of an Animal Offering
Components of Bird Offerings
• its blood, whose application to the
Altar achieves the covering;
• requires a priest piercing the back
of the bird’s neck with his right
thumbnail and cutting through the
neck until he severs either;
• its sacrificial parts (Emurin), which
are removed and burned on the
Altar;
• and the remainder of its meat,
which is eaten by priests or the
owners
Components Minchah Offerings
• the portion burned on the Altar;
• and the remainder that is eaten
• the esophagus or windpipe in the
case of the bird Chataat [Sin
Offering], or both in the case of
the Olah [Burnt Offering];
• a bird’s blood is not received in
sacred vessel, but is applied
directly from the neck to the Altar
wall
The Fat Belongs to the L-rd! Why?
Emurin
Exodus 29:13 And thou
shalt take all the fat that
covereth the inwards,
and the caul that is
above the liver, and the
two kidneys, and the fat
that is upon them, and
burn them upon the
altar. (KJV)
HebrewStrong’s
Inwards
(Entrails)
kerev 7130
Caul
yoteret 3508
(above the liver)
Liver
kabed 3516
Kidneys
kelayot 3629
Fat
chelev 2459
Heart
lev
3820
Hebraic/Biblical thought looks at the Inside of a Man
• the heart (lev)
• the bowels (me’eh)
• liver (kabed)
• kidneys (kelayot)
These were considered as the center of the will,
mind, emotions, and spiritual powers.
Kidneys (Kelayot/Reins)
Psalm 16:7 …my reins [kelayot]
also instruct me in the night
seasons.
• Gesenius
identifies
kelayot
[kidneys] as ‘the inmost mind, as
the seat of the desires and
affections - Inmost soul.’
Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O LORD,
and prove me; try my reins
[kelayot] and my heart [lev].
• In Hebrew this usage of heart (lev)
of man represents the mind.
Revelation 2:23 …I am he which
searcheth the reins [nephros kidneys] and hearts [kardia]…
• The kidneys filter the blood. The
kidneys have a very rich blood
supply. They need to have large
quantities of blood passing through
so that it can be filtered well, and
all the waste products removed.
The Nephesh [Soul]
• breathing animals were created
as a living soul [Nephesh] just
as man, but man has the
eternal Spirit of G-d (Image of
G-d) in addition
• since the soul of the animal
was symbolically understood as
residing in the kidneys, bowls
[intestines], etc., what a great
picture that the emurin burnt
on the altar teaches us: A soul
for a soul; the animal nephesh
for the human nephesh
Genesis 2:7 …man became a living
soul [nephesh]. (KJV)
Genesis 1:24 And God said, Let the
earth bring forth the living creature
[nephesh] after his kind, cattle, and
creeping thing, and beast of the
earth after his kind: and it was so.
• G-d wants man to be a living
sacrifice, but in our current state
we would die if that was
accomplished literally. The animal’s
soul becomes the medium for our
soul to rise up and draw close to
G-d.
The Life [Nephesh] of the Flesh is in the Blood
Leviticus 17:11 For the life [nephesh] of the flesh is in the
blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make a
Kaphar (covering) for your souls [nephesh]: for it is the blood
that maketh an Kaphar (covering) for the soul [nephesh]. (KJV)
 The soul [nephesh] of the sacrificed animal was in its blood
 The blood of the animal [soul - nephesh] made Kaphar
[temporary covering] for man’s soul - nephesh. This allowed
G-d’s Presence to dwell among His people in an unique way
Chelev
• refers specifically to the fat that covers or surrounds
the kidneys, liver, and the entrails
• It does not refer, in its legal usage, to ordinary fat
that adheres to the flesh of an animal, which is called
shuman in rabbinic Hebrew
• Chelev, like sacrificial blood, is forbidden for human
consumption
• Chelev was desired by G-d
Kabed = Liver
• This Hebrew word is directly
related to kavod, and has the same
three Hebrew consonants
1. Kavod is usually translated as the
Glory of G-d, but literally means
“Weighty”
2. Just as G-d’s Kavod (Weighty
Presence - Dense) manifested
itself in the Tabernacle and
Temple, Kabed (Liver), is the
largest and heaviest organ in
body
• The liver is a multi-lobed organ
that is located at the most
forward part of the abdomen. It
is so far forward that it lays up
against the diaphragm, the
muscle that aids in breathing in
mammals
• The liver removes old or
damaged red blood cells from
the circulation, and is involved
with the storage of iron and the
breakdown of hemoglobin
The Amazing Liver
• 30% of the blood pumped through the heart in one minute passes
through the body's chemical factory, which is called the liver. Here,
it cleanses the blood and processes it into needed nutrition, which
is distributed to the tissues.
• The liver (along with the spleen), is a storage organ for blood. If
there is a severe blood loss the liver expels this blood into the
bloodstream to help make up for the loss.
• The liver is the only human organ that has the remarkable property
of self-regeneration. If a part of the liver is removed, the remaining
parts can grow back to its original size and shape.
 It would appear that the kidneys, liver,
diaphragm and the surrounding fat all are
directly related to a creature being a living
soul. The flow of blood and breathing that is
exhibited in all living creatures seems to be
centered in this inward area.
 The two kidneys and the liver filter and purify
the blood respectively. The diaphragm
controls air flow (ruach - Spirit, Breath) in and
out of the body.
Bowls of Mercy & Compassion – The Symbolic Seat of the Soul
Isaiah 63:15 Look down from heaven,
and behold from the habitation of
thy holiness and of thy glory: where
is thy zeal and thy strength, the
sounding of thy bowels [me’ayim]
and of thy mercies toward me? are
they restrained?
• Isaiah relates bowls [me’ayim] to
that of God’s mercies. This appears
to be the backdrop to the following
New Testament references, which
tie symbolically into the sacrifices
related to the soul
Philemon 1:7-8 For we have great joy
and consolation in thy love, because the
bowels of the saints are refreshed by
thee, brother. For God is my record, how
greatly I long after you all in the bowels
of Jesus Christ. (KJV)
Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the
elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of
mind, meekness, longsuffering; (KJV)
I John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's
good, and seeth his brother have need,
and shutteth up his bowels of
compassion from him, how dwelleth the
love of God in him? (KJV)
Thoughts about Animal Korbanot
 It was G-d’s mercy that allowed a temporary covering through animal
sacrifices
 But the only way that permanent covering/purification could be achieved
is that like-blood of man be shed and applied to the Heavenly Altar
 The only problem is that all have descended from Adam and Eve and have
contaminated sinful blood
 The animal’s blood was not contaminated with sin because they have no
Eternal Spirit residing in a conscience
 The blood of bulls and goats were never intended to take away man’s
sins; they were a temporary covering so that man could relate to G-d with
His Presence. What was needed was a Divine Soul with Perfect Blood
Yeshua’s Virgin Birth
 The New Testament tells us that Yeshua HaMashiach was conceived
of a virgin, meaning it was only the human seed of Mary that
conceived Him.
 About two centuries before Yeshua was born, the Hebrew
Scriptures were translated into Greek by 70 great Jewish scholars in
Alexandria, Egypt. The translation was dubbed, “Septuagint” in
honor of the work of these seventy rabbinic scholars.
 When the Septuagint came to the passage in Isaiah 7:14, “a young
woman (alma) shall conceive and bear a son,” they translated the
Hebrew word alma (young woman, maiden) as parthenos which is
the Greek word for virgin. These Rabbi’s knew some hidden
meaning to Isaiah’s verse.
Isaiah’s Hidden Message of Messiah’s Virgin Birth
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his
shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace. Of the increase
[l’marbeh] of his government and
peace there shall be no end, upon
the throne of David, and upon his
kingdom, to order it, and to establish
it with judgment and with justice
from henceforth even for ever. The
zeal of the LORD of hosts will
perform this.
• No son descended from King David
has ever ruled and their
government had no end
• Isaiah’s prophetic vision, of course,
is speaking of King Messiah
• The Targum on Isaiah’s text, which
was most certainly read in all the
synagogues of first-century Israel
says:
 “The Messiah in whose days
peace will increase upon us.”
The Hidden Secret in the Hebrew Text
• Hebrew Masoretic text (7-9th centuries
CE) translates l’marbeh, which means,
“to increase” in Hebrew, and interpolated it to mean “great pride,” and
unfortunately hides a very important
teaching
m
open mem
Closed mem
• In Hebrew grammar a closed
mem \ can only be the last
letter of a word.
• In the word l’marbeh, the closed
mem \ occurs as the second letter
not the last in Isaiah’s original
Hebrew text
• In correct Hebrew grammar the
second letter of l’marbeh should be
an open mem m
• It is very possible the Hebrew
Masoretes, in trying to protect a
hidden mystery in this word,
covered up the closed mem \ in
l’marbeh as they placed an open
mem m in the place of Isaiah’s
originally written closed mem \
The Hidden Meaning of the Closed Mem \
The closed Hebrew Mem \ in the
middle of the word in l’marbeh
refers
to a “belly,” and a
“womb” in Hebrew mysticism.
This is highly significant that a
closed mem (meaning a closed
womb) would be hinted at in a
context-specific prophecy about
the coming of HaMashiach, at
least according to the Targum
Is this closed mem \ supposed
to mean that the Messiah would
be born in a womb that was
“closed”?
 Commenting on this irregularity of the
Hebrew word l’marbeh, the Talmud,
Tractate Sanhedrin 94a, relates the
following:
R. Tanhuni said: Bar Kappara
expounded in Sepphoris, Why is every
mem in the middle of a word open,
whilst this is closed?—…Then the
Prince of the Universe said to Him:
‘Sovereign of the Universe! It [the
earth) hath fulfilled Thy desire [for
songs of praise] on behalf of this
righteous man.’ But a heavenly Voice
cried out, ‘It is my secret, it is my
secret.’ To which the prophet
rejoined, ‘Woe is me, woe is me: how
long [must we wait].’…
Facts About Yeshua’s Body & Blood
 If Yeshua’s blood was tainted
with the bad “fruit” of sin,
1. then the Mashiach could not
bring forth a new spiritual
creation and offer that to
those tainted with the “bad”
blood of Adam’s rebellion
2. this presents a problem for the
redemption of man unless
someone is able to enter the
world without besmirched
blood
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There is only one solution to
this whole problem and it
involves the formation of a
perfect soul nurtured in a
closed womb (a synonym for
barren), protected from the
grip of Adam’s rebellion
1. Genetically blood does not
come from the mother
2. Genetically
blood
determined by the
sperm (seed)
is
male
Medical Facts
• G-d designed conception and growth
in the womb in such a way that a
mother never exchanges her
physical blood with the fetus.
• The mother’s blood only brings the
nutrients to the baby and likewise,
takes away the waste. Through this
process, the mother provides the red
pigment for the embryo's blood
because she is the one who
oxygenates the cells.
• The growth of blood cells begins in
the white part of the bone called the
marrow and the human bone
structure is from the father’s genes.
1 Peter 1:22-23 Seeing ye have
purified your souls in obeying the
truth through the Spirit unto
unfeigned love of the brethren, see
that ye love one another with a pure
heart fervently: Being born again, not
of
corruptible
seed,
but
of
incorruptible, by the word of God,
which liveth and abideth for ever. (KJV)
• In other words, the sperm of a father
(not the egg of the mother) brings
forth the genes that will ultimately
create bone and from out of bone,
blood stem cells are created.
The Soul/Blood of Yeshua
 The blood that Yeshua shed was a
pure, sinless and undefiled type
Mark 14:34 And [Yeshua] saith unto
them [disciples], MY SOUL is exceeding
sorrowful unto death…
 The blood of Yeshua was from the
“heavenly” realm
 Yeshua is the Living Sacrifice, our
model for us to fulfill the Creator’s
purpose for us to be living sacrifices
which culminates in the resurrection
 Yeshua’s perfect soul was offered
up to G-d as the ultimate, unblemished, perfect and eternal sacrifice
 When we as believers approach
G-d through the SOUL OFFERING of
Yeshua, we have the perfect
Mediator for us to commune with
G-d
 The Holy Spirit provided “the seed
of G-d” and conceived Yeshua
within Mary’s womb.
 Believers in Yeshua become bornagain by the same seed of the
Spirit which purifies [liver, kidneys]
the soul [nephesh] with a pure
heart [the inward man].