This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 7:12 to 11:25. The Israelites are still camped on the opposite side of Jordan, poised for entrance into the land. But these are Moses’ last moments with his people; these are his last words, his parting wisdom. Moses summarizes the last forty years, all of their highs and lows.…
Think on this: “This is what Yahweh Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.” This is what Yahweh says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of Yahweh Almighty will be called the…
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…
Think on this: “You will not see me again until you say ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh.”‘ (Matthew 23:39) Pray like this: Father, move your spokesmen, Jew and Gentile to acknowledge God as Yahweh and that Jesus is the earthly manifestation of Yahweh. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
Think on this: ” The days are coming,” declares Yahweh, when I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again…
This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 22:2 to 25:9. 38 years of wilderness wandering have passed with very little biblical commentary. Miriam and Aaron have died and Moses knows he will never step foot in the promised land. The Israelites now find themselves battling Edomites, Amorites, and Canaanites in their journey onward. By the time…
Think on this: “Yahweh remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you…
Think like this: “Yahweh bless you and keep you. Yahweh make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you. Yahweh turn His face toward you and give you His peace” (Numbers 6:22-27) Pray like this: Gracious Heavenly Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit, let all your children know that they…
Think on this: “A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls. I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into…