27
Mar
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“When they arrived at Nakhon’s threshing-floor, the oxen stumbled; and ‘Uzah put out his hand to steady the ark of God.”
You can be sincere, but you can be sincerely wrong. In contrast to last week’s example of underreaching with Torah, this week we see overreaching and the effects of stepping outside the boundaries of Torah.
Haftarah Shmini: 2 Samuel 6:1-19
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20
Mar
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“But they neither listened nor paid attention, but lived according to their own plans, in the stubbornness of their evil hearts, thus going backward and not forward.”
We discuss the repetitive cycle of the erosion of mankind and the lessons to be learned from Yirmeyahu, the kohen who never got to be a kohen, in Haftarah Tzav.
Haftarah Tzav: Jeremiah 7:21 – 8:3
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13
Mar
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“Thus says YHWH, Isra’el’s King and Redeemer, YHWH–Tzva’ot: “I am the first, and I am the last; besides me there is no God.“
We look at the background of the prophet Isaiah and his powerful prophetic plea in Haftarah Vayiqra.
6
Mar
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“And Solomon stood before the altar of YHWH in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven”
Haftarah Pequdei recounts the dedication of Solomon’s Temple. We look King Solomon’s prayer about prayer at this event in this excerpt from our Weekly Bible Class.
26
Feb
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“He made two capitals of melted bronze to set on the tops of the columns; each capital was eight-and-three-quarters feet high; he also made checker-work nets and chained wreaths, seven for the top of each capital. ” Is there a spiritual meaning to the technical parts of the biblical text? We look at how to understand text and the PARDES approach in this week’s haftarah Vayaqhel.
20
Feb
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“Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, that eat at Jezebel’s table.”
13
Feb
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“As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan.”
With a few words about the Hebrew Calendar as we approach the end of the year, our discussion for Haftarah Tetzaveh focuses on the altar of burnt offering and the differences in Yechezqel’s description.
6
Feb
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“It was in the 480th year after the people of Isra’el had left the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Shlomo’s reign over Isra’el, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of YHWH.” Why even build a temple when there was already a mishkan (tabernacle)? We discuss royal ideology as we study this week’s Haftarah Terumah.
30
Jan
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“…they made the male and female slaves, whom they had freed, return; and they brought them back into subjection as slaves.”
An introduction on covenants precedes our study on Haftarah Mishpatim–Jeremiah’s prophecy against Israel for violating the commandment to release slaves in the seventh year.
23
Jan
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“Holy, holy, holy, is YHWH of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!”
Reminiscent of the revelation of YHWH at Mt. Sinai is Isaiah’s vision of YHWH in His throne room. Haftarah Yitro depicts this vision and ominous prophecy that is given.