Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Ki Tisa Parashat Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11 to 34:35 Prophetic Reading/Haftorah: 1 Kings 18:1–39 New Covenant Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:1–18, TLV Census and Ransom Money Then Adonai (the Lord) spoke to Moses saying, “When you tally the sum of Bnei-Yisrael by numbering […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Mishpatim Quick links: Mishpatim Scripture Daily Reading List Mishpatim Commentary by Rabbi Jason Mishpatim: Finding Jesus in the Torah What’s in a name?: Mishpatim This week’s Torah portion is named Mishpatim, which means “statutes.” More specifically, mish-pat-im in the context […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: Weekly Reading from the Torah – Yitro Quick links: Yitro Scripture Daily Reading List Yitro Commentary by Rabbi Jason Yitro: Finding Jesus in the Torah From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week’s Torah portion is Yitro, which means “abundance” or “plenty” in […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Beshalach Quick links: Beshalach Scripture Daily Reading List Beshalach Commentary by Rabbi Jason Beshalach: Finding Jesus in the Torah From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week’s Torah portion is Beshalach, “When Pharoah sent/Beshalach the people […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Bo From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week’s Torah portion begins with Moses being sent to Pharaoh to command the Egyptians to let the Children of Israel go. When Pharaoh refuses, the Lord brings the plague […]
Finding Jesus in the Torah: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Va’eira From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion The name of this week’s Torah portion is Va’eira. In it we read about the first seven plagues the LORD brought upon Egypt. The first plague mentioned was the turning the […]
Finding Jesus in the Torah: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Shemot From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week we begin the book of Exodus whose title in Hebrew is Shemot. Shemot is both the name the Hebrew Bible uses to refer to the entire second book […]
How to Read The Torah: Did you know Yeshua’s first act of public ministry included a Torah reading? As described in Luke 4:14-21, Messiah’s ministry kicked off with giving a public reading of the Jewish scriptures! If the Torah reading was central to the worship of Yeshua and His first-century followers, should it not be […]
Why Read The Torah? I was just a teenager when I met Yeshua for the first time. Even after growing up in a devoted Jewish home, I was hungry for more of God. After months of seeking, I had an incredible encounter with Messiah, and from that point on, everything about my faith was different. […]
How many Levites did it take to carry God’s Presence? 8,580, according to the census in Numbers 4:21-7:89. When the Israelites journeyed through the Sinai desert on their way to the Promised Land, God housed His Presence in a temporary Sanctuary called the Tabernacle, allotting Levite men between the ages of 30-50 to transport it. […]
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