February, 2011

Vayakhel / Pekudei

Vayakhel (And he Assembled) Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:40-50 Brit Chadasha: I Peter 1:13-25 Build it I don’t want to revisit everything from last week’s reading but it appears that Yah is ‘harping’ on this Sabbath thing.  Maybe harping isn’t the correct word to use here but clearly there has to be some [...]

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Ki Tisa

Ki Tisa (When you Elevate) Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Brit Chadasha: James 2:14-26 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes him glad. The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wrong leads them astray. Proverbs 12:25-26 It just jumped right out This [...]

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Tetzaveh

Tetzaveh (You Shall Command) Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftarah: I Samuel 15:1-34 Brit Chadasha: Ephesians 6:11-18 “Blessed are the clean in heart, because they shall see Elohim. Matthew 5:8 The Weight of it all As we begin this week, we see right out of the gates a command for pure olive oil. “And you, you are [...]

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Terumah

Terumah (Contributions) Torah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13 Brit Chadasha: Mark 12:41-44 “And they shall know that I am Yahweh their Elohim, who brought them up out of the land of Mitsrayim, to dwell in their midst. I am Yahweh their Elohim. Exodus 29:46 Tabernacle in the Wilderness There are many believers today who [...]

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