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Thought for the Week Archive

02 Nov 2015 General

Please find below the back issues of our current 'Thought for the Week' series, based on the Torah reading schedule. We are indebted to the schedules provided by First Fruits of Zion and CMJ South Africa, for the association of Torah and Haftarah passages with New Testament readings.

Week 1: In the Beginning (Genesis 1, Isaiah 42:5-43:11)

Week 2: The Ark of Salvation (Genesis 6:9-11:32; Isaiah 54:1-55:5)

Week 3: Friends of God (Genesis 12:1-17:27; Isaiah 40:27-41:16)

Week 4: Our Very Great Reward (Genesis 18:1-22:24; 2 Kings 4:1-37)

Week 5: Just Passing Through (Genesis 23:1-25:28, 1 Kings 1:1-31)

Week 6: A Character Like Jesus (Gen 25:19-28:9, Malachi 1:1-2:7)

Week 7: Broken for God (Genesis 28:10-32:2; Hosea 12:13-14:10)

Week 8: Is God Weak? (Genesis 32:3-36:43; Hosea 11:7-12:12 Obadiah 1:1-21)

Week 9: Your Family History (Genesis 37:1-40:23; Amos 2:6-3:8)

Week 10: Stewarding God's Grace (Genesis 41:1-44:17; 1 Kings 3:15-4:1)

Week 11: The Coming Reconciliation (Genesis 44:18-47:27; Ezekiel 37:15-37:28)

2016

Week 12: A Different Kind of Fear (Exodus 1:1-6:1; Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23)

Week 13: Vayera (And I Appeared) (Exodus 6:2-9:35; Ezekiel 28:25-29:21)

Week 14: Strength in Weakness: The Paradox of Redemption (Exodus 10:1-13:16; Jeremiah 46:13-28)

Week 15: Is God Testing You? (Exodus 13:17-17:16; Judges 4:4-5:31)

Week 16: An Invitation to Meet with God (Exodus 18:1-20:26; Isaiah 6:1–7:6; 9:5-7)

Week 17: The Heart Behind the Law (Exodus 21:1-24:16; Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26)

Week 18: Terumah - Giving to God (Exodus 25:1-27:19; 1 Kings 5:26-6:13)

Week 19: What Are You Wearing? (Exodus 27:20-30:10; Ezekiel 43:10-27)

Week 20: Can We 'See' God? (Exodus 30:11-34:35; 1 Kings 18:1-39)

Week 21: God In Our Midst (Exodus 35:1-38:20; 1 Kings 7:40-7:50)

Week 22: Only Complete In Him (Exodus 38:21-40:38; 1 Kings 7:51-8:21)

Week 23: To Obey is Better Than Sacrifice (Leviticus 1:1-6:7; Isaiah 43:21-44:23; 1 Samuel 15: 2-34)

Week 24: Tsav: Are We Listening, Working and Running? (Leviticus 6:8-8:36; Jeremiah 7:21-8:3)

Week 25: Sh'mini: Only One Way (Leviticus 9:1-11:47; 2 Samuel 6:1-7:17)

Week 26: Women, Holiness and Ritual Purity (Leviticus 12:1-13:59; 2 Kings 4:42-5:19)

Week 27: Mildew and Leprosy (Leviticus 14:1-15:33; 2 Kings 7:3-20)

Week 28: Encounter the Holy at Passover (Leviticus 16:1-18:30; Ezekiel 22:1-19)

Week 29: Pausing at the End of Passover

Week 30: Jesus Joins in the Synagogue Readings (Luke 4:16-30)

Week 31: A Royal Priesthood (Leviticus 21:1-24:23; Ezekiel 44:15-31)

Week 32: Promise and Fulfilment (Leviticus 25:1-26:2; Jeremiah 32:6-27)

Week 33: Redemption from the Curse of the Law (Leviticus 26:3-27:34; Jeremiah 16:19-17:14)

Week 34: In the Desert (Numbers 1:1-4:20; Hosea 2:1-23)

Week 35: Law and Grace (Numbers 4:21-7:89 Judges 13:2-13:25)

Week 36: Choices in the Wilderness (Numbers 8:1-12:16; Zechariah 2:14-4:7)

Week 37: Fear of Giants (Numbers 13:1-15:41; Joshua 2:1-24)

Week 38: Guard Your Heart (Numbers 16:1-18:32; 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22)

Week 39: When the Heat is On (Numbers 19:1-22:1; Judges 11:1-33)

Week 40: Natural or Spiritual Sight - Which Do You Have? (Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8)

Week 41: Pinchas: Proof that God Exists (Numbers 25:10-29:40; 1 Kings 18:46-19:21)

Week 42: The Words of My Mouth (Numbers 30:1-32:42; Jeremiah 1:1-2:3)

Week 43: This is the Life!

Week 44: The Blessings of Discipline (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22; Isaiah 1:1-27)

Week 45: Torah: The Teaching of God (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11; Isaiah 40:1-26)

Week 46: The Battle of the Heart (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:26; Isaiah 49:14-51:3)

Week 47: See (Se'eh) the Choice that God Gives Us (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:7; Isaiah 54:11-55:5)

Week 48: Righteousness, righteousness shall you pursue (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9; Isaiah 51:12-52:12)

Week 49: Studying Torah Like the Apostle Paul (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19; Isaiah 54:1-10)

Week 50: When You Go In (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:9; Isaiah 60:1-22)

Week 51: Standing Into Covenant Love (Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20; Isaiah 61:10-63:9)

Week 52: Days of Awe (Deuteronomy 31:1-30; Isaiah 55:6-56:8)

Week 53: The Song of Moses...and the Lamb (Deuteronomy 32:1-52; 2 Samuel 22:1-51)

Week 54: Thoughts on Tabernacles...from a Tabernacle (Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16)

Week 55: A Holy People (Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Joshua 1:1-18)

Week 56: Consider the dandelions in the grass...(Matt 6:28; Matt 6:18)