Commentary
Lech Lecha
Lech Lecha (Go for Yourself) Torah: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Brit Chadasha: Romans 4:1-25 Belief in God Isn’t it interesting as our portion begins this week to see Abraham obeying a voice that he has never really seen? If we were seventy five years old do you think we could just pick [...]
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Noach (Rest) Torah: Gen 6:9 – 11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5 Brit Chadasha: Matthew 24:34-44 Who says we can’t be perfect These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:9 And it came to be when Aḇram was ninety-nine years old, that [...]
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B’resheet (In The Beginning) Torah: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10 Brit Hadasha: John 1:1-14 As we begin a new cycle studying Torah, I would like to write these commentaries this year from a perspective of trying to reach folks who maybe have never heard of Torah or have heard it but are choosing [...]
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Nitzavim/Vayelech (You are standing) Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 Brit Chadasha: Romans 10:1-21 As we are drawing to the end of yet another cycle of studying Torah; I am remembering what Moshe is telling the children of Yisrael.[i] There have been many times in my life when I am nearing the end of [...]
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Ki Tavo (When you enter in) Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 Brit Chadasha: James 2:12-13 I would like to start this week’s portion off by going one more verse into next week’s portion although I believe this verse should have been with this week’s portion but that’s just my opinion. We are told that [...]
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Ki Tetzeh (When you go out) Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 Brit Chadasha: James 4:1-10 As we begin this week there is one thing that we must examine before we get into the portion. In the xtianity we were taught that we must go out and knock on doors and ask folks a simple [...]
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Shoftim (Judges) Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Brit Chadasha: I Corinthians 5:9-13 Appoint judges and officers within all your gates, which YHVH your Elohim is giving you, according to your tribes. And they shall judge the people with righteous right ruling. Deuteronomy 16:18 This is a loaded verse in my opinion and we need [...]
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Ekev (On the heel of/because) Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Brit Chadasha: II John 4-11 As we begin this week we see Moshe encouraging Yisrael to obey and keep the instructions/guidelines of YHVH. The theme of his encouragement or I should say the benefit would be blessings and the Creator would be in control [...]
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Balak (Balak) Torah: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 Brit Chadasha: 1 Corinthians 1:20-31 As we begin this week’s portion we see Israel had just defeated the Amorites and were on their way to Moab. Before we take off, let’s review something about the Amorites. “Then, in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the [...]
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Tony Robinson helped me to see something in this week’s portion. In his commentary he begins by pointing out that Numbers 20-22 begin to speak about the next generation or their journey to the Promised Land. He continues by pointing out that the children of Yisrael were there at the banks of the Jordan. And [...]
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