Shelach
Shelach (Send thou) Torah: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-24 Brit Chadasha: Luke 10:1-20 The Strongman This week’s portion is the famous story of the twelve spies sent out into the land. I would like to
Beha’alotcha
Beha’alotcha (In Your Going Up) Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 Brit Chadasha: I Corinthians 15:51-58 The Substitute This week’s portion is a good one. I want us to begin by looking at the Levites.
Nasso
Nasso (Make an Accounting) Torah: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 Brit Chadasha: Matthew 3:10-17 “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in trespass against יהוה,
Bamidbar
Bamidbar (In the Wilderness) Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22 Brit Chadasha: Luke 2:25-38 Service that means something This week’s portion gives us the census of the congregation of the children of Yisrael and also
Behar/Bechukotai
Behar / Bechukotai (At Mount / In My Statutes) Torah: Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 Brit Chadasha: I Corinthians 7:20-24 “I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Tav’, the Beginning and the End, the First and
Emor
Emor(Say) Torah: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 Brit Chadasha: II Corinthians 5:17-21 Set Apart In this week’s portion we see some instructions to the Levites that to some may seem unfair. What do I mean
Acharei Mot/Kedoshim
Acharei Mot (After the Death) Torah: Leviticus 16:1-20:27 Haftarah: Amos 9:7-9:15 Brit Chadasha: Ephesians 5:1-6 For it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Hebrews 10:4 I find it very
Tazria
Tazria/Metzora (Leprosy/Cleansing the Leper) Torah: Leviticus 12:1-15:33 Haftarah: II Kings 7:3-20 Brit Chadasha: Jude 1:17-25 But no man is able to tame the tongue. It is unruly, evil, filled with deadly poison. James 3:8 Law
Shemini
Shemini (Eighth) Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 Brit Chadasha: Galatians 5:19-26 I want to start out this week by quoting a snippet of commentary by Glen McWilliams. Therefore what purpose do these sacrifices