This week’s Messianic Lite is our second Torah portion in Deuteronomy. It covers 3:23 to 7:11. According to Bible translator Robert Alter, the book of Deuteronomy is Moses’ “valedictory address.” He recapitulates the narrative of the Exodus, reinforces the points of the law, and repeats previous exhortations. Moses understands the threat facing God’s people as…
Torah: Dueteronomy 3:23 – 7:11, “Vaetchanan” (And I Pleaded …) Haftorah: Isaiah 40:1 – 26 New Testament: Romans 8:28 – 34 Gospel: Matthew 2:311 – 39, “Oiveh Lehem” (Woe to you …)
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