Yeshua Teaches Us to Follow Torah

John 5:12-14
"12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them."

Yeshua commanded him to show himself to the priest, offer for his cleansing according to what Moses commanded (which Yaweh commanded him to command His people) and this was to be for a testimony to the priest and those around them.

This is because ALL of the offerings, and the process of the offerings, represent Yeshua and His Sacrifice for our sins...

Leviticus 14:1-3
"1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;"

Yeshua was out of the camp when He saw the leper. He looked on him and the leper who besought Yeshua to clean him (vs.12 above in John). In vs.13 in John above, we see that the leper was immediately cleansed, healed of the leprosy. Yeshua then commanded him to offer for his cleansing (vs. 14 above in John).

Leviticus 14:4
"4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

• The two birds, alive and clean, represent Yeshua and us.
• The cedar wood represents the cross on which Yeshua sacrificed Himself for our sins.
• The scarlet represents Yeshua's blood.
• The Hebrew word for “hyssop” is “ezob” (#231 in Strong’s Concordance) = an herb of purging qualities. It is a little plant that was also used for sprinkling blood on doorposts. We see this same word used to give Yeshua the vinegar when He was on the cross (Greek word “hussopos” #5301 in Strong’s Concordance = a stem or stalk of hyssop)…
John 19:28-30
“28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”

Leviticus 14:5
“5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:”

• This bird represents Yeshua dying a Sacrificial death in the flesh for our sins.
• The running waters represent eternal life.

Running Water in Hebrew:
• “Running” = “nazal” = to drip, or shed by trickling -- distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream (Strong’s Concordance).
• “Water” = “mayim” = water of a spring or well; for drinking; out of a rock; for washing hands, feet, person, vessels, garments, victims; for cooking; for purification; waters of the sea (Red Sea); waters of the flood (Noah); living (i.e. running) water; juice, spring (Strong’s Concordance).

Yeshua talks about “Living Water” (“running water”) in this passage:
John 4:10-14
“10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
{This passage also shows the adulterous lost house of Israel as the Samarian woman – verses 5-26}

Leviticus 14:6
“6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:”

The living bird represents Yeshua resurrected (after His death on the cross - with the cedar wood, scarlet, hyssop) through the blood (of Yeshua  Who Sacrificed Himself for our sins over running water – over life eternal). Yeshua was killed over eternal life – in other words, He Sacrificed Himself so we could have eternal life.

Leviticus 14:7
“7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.”

• The one that is to be cleansed represents us -  sinners.
• Leprosy represents our sins – transgressions of the Torah.
• Sprinkled seven times represents our complete, whole cleansing.

The number 7, in Hebrew, represents completion, wholeness, blessing, and rest.
• The Hebrew letter that is used as the number 7 is the letter “zayin”. Zayin represents returning light, and it means “weapon” or “sword”.
• “Seven” in Hebrew is “sheba” or “shiba” = absolute construct; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week.
• Seven (the number 7 in Hebrew) can be found in several places in the Bible (see below  for more on the number 7 in the Bible).

Yeshua teaches us to follow Torah because Torah teaches us more about Him and Who He is, as well as more about Yaweh, our Abba Father, and Who He is.

The Number 7 in the Bible:
• Seven (the number 7 in Hebrew) can be found in several places in the Bible, here are a few:
 The week is 7 days long (Genesis 1, 2:1-3)
 The 7th day of the week is holy to Yaweh – it is the Sabbath Day (Genesis 2:1-3)
 This very verse is the 7th in this chapter
 Noah took 7 of each clean animal, but only 2 of every unclean animal - Genesis 7:2-3
 The ark rested in the 7th month – Genesis 8:4, and Noah waited in 7 day intervals when sending out the bird(s) – Genesis 8:10, 14
 Jacob served Laban in 7 year intervals for Leah, Rachel, and his portion of the flock and herds (Genesis 29) and he bowed to his brother 7 times before while approaching him (Genesis 33:3)
 Pharaoh’s dream and the years of plenty and years of famine in Joseph’s time were each 7 (Genesis 41)
 We are to eat unleavened bread for 7 days (Exodus 12)
 We are to count 7 sabbaths after Passover (7 weeks) until Shavuot – Festival of Weeks
 Every 7th year is when the servants are to be set free from their bond
 Every 7th 7th year is a Jubilee year that represents complete liberty and freedom for the people, their debts, and their land.
 Yeshua’s miracle of the 7 loaves and taking up 7 basketfulls
  Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles/Booths/Tents) are all in the 7th Hebrew month of Tishrei

For more on the number 7, here is a link to all the times “seven” is mentioned in the Bible: https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=seven&qs_version=KJV%3BCJB