Shemini

Shemini:fire

 

 

 

 

What is  foreign fire? 

 Fire is the hidden property of flammable matter.  The control of fire is the Gd like aspect of the human.  Fire was given to Adam as he left Eden (immediately after Shabath) so that people would not eat the same food as animals, people will cook their ( kosher) meat.

Our understanding of fire is the self propagating oxygenation reaction that requires activation.  The activation is the hard part. Before matches, it was a big mistake to extinguish a fire.  Starting a fire from scratch took alot of scratches and was a very iffy thing.  The instructions for the Altar included never letting the fire go out!

Kodesh includes the idea of Aish. Pen Tikdash Hameleya is the admonition about Kelyim; don't create the mixture of species lest you will need to BURN them (tokad aish)

Nadav and Avihu are burned because of their inappropriate approach to the source of heavenly fire. 

 בִּקְרֹבַי אֶקָּדֵשׁ, וְעַל-פְּנֵי כָל-הָעָם, אֶכָּבֵד; וַיִּדֹּם, אַהֲרֹן.

 Then Moses said unto Aaron: 'This is it that the LORD spoke, saying: Through them that are nigh unto Me I will be sanctified (0r use as kindling - ekdosh), and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron held his peace (was dumbstruck - vayidom).

The Lrd is dangerous.  The Lrd is HOT!

 

 

 

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