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21 Oct 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 32:1-52; 2 Samuel 22:1-51; Romans 10:14-11:12 This week's Torah portion coincides with the days leading up to the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) when Jews in our own day remember the days of the wilderness journey to the Promised Land. The Books of Torah begin with the…
14 Oct 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 31:1-30; Isaiah 55:6-56:8; Romans 10:14-18. This is a very special week. Last Sunday (2 October) at sundown was the start of the new year 5777 in the Jewish civil calendar - Rosh Hashanah (the Head of the Year), the first day of the month of Tishri.…
07 Oct 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20; Isaiah 61:10-63:9; Romans 10:1-12 God is unfailing in His love and covenant relationship with mankind, whom He created in His own image; and He has given us a heart to love (both Him, and people). We have been given 'eyes to see' and 'ears to…
29 Sep 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:9; Isaiah 60:1-22; Ephesians 1:3-6; Revelation 21:10-27 As we approach the end of Deuteronomy and the entire Torah, it is good to step back for a little perspective. Deuteronomy comprises a series of farewell sermons given by Moses at the end of Israel's 40-year wanderings in…
23 Sep 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19; Isaiah 54:1-10; Matthew 5:27-30; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 This week's Torah portion contains a large number of different "miscellaneous laws". Christians might be tempted to scan them quickly and, respectfully noting with interest what Moses taught to the ancient tribes of Israel, move on to what…
16 Sep 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9; Isaiah 51:12–52:12; John 1:19-27; Acts 3:22-23 This week's Torah portion covers God's further instruction (teaching) for life, given to His people through Moses. A principle message here concerns the application of justice (Hebrew tsedek) for the Children of Israel. God instructs Moses: "Appoint judges [shoftim]…
09 Sep 2016
The choice that God gave through Moses (given twice in the Book of Deuteronomy - 11:26 and 30:19) echoes down the centuries to all mankind: to hear and obey the Lord our God (Sh'ma), or to close our ears (lo-sh'ma - not to hear) and rebel against His word. What…
02 Sep 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25; Isaiah 49:14-51:3; Hebrews 11:8-13; Romans 8:31-39. Some of the biggest battles we will fight in this life, the most difficult trials we experience, and the most important victories we win, take place in the depths and the secrecy of our own hearts – often without…
