Exodus

Parashot #22-23 Vayak’hel and P’kudei Sh’mot (Exodus) 35:1-38 and 38:21-40:38

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #22-3: Vayak’hel (He assembled) and P’kudei (Accounts) Sh’mot (Exodus) 35:1-38:20 and 38:21-40:38 Haftarah Vayak’hel: M’lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 7:13-26 P’kudei: M’lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 7:40-50 B’rit Chadashah: Vayak’hel: Revelation 11:1-13 P’kudei: Revelation 15:5-8 These parashot are read together in regular years of which this year qualifies, so teachings from these… Read more »

Parashah #21: Ki Tissa (When you take) Sh’mot (Exodus) 30:11-34:35

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah#21: Ki Tissa (When you take) Sh’mot (Exodus) 30:11-34:35 Haftarah :M’lakhim Alef (1 Kings)18:20-39 B’rit Chadashah: Luke 11:14-20 The first thing I want to address in this parashah is Chapter 32 verse 14: “ Adonai then changed his mind about the disaster he had planned for his people.” This comment was… Read more »

Parashah 320: Tetzaveh (You are to order0 Sh’mot (Exodus) 27:20-30:10

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #20: Tetzaveh (You are to order) Sh’mot (Exodus) 27:20-30:10 Haftarah: Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 43:10-27 B’rit Chadashah: Philippians 4:10-20 The term Levitical priesthood is not found in the Tanakh, but it is found in the B’rit Chadashah, although only once in Hebrews 7:11. This term refers only to the high priest, Aharon,… Read more »

Parashah #19: T’rumah (Contributions) Sh’mot (Exodus) 25:1-27:19

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #19: T’rumah (Contributions) Sh’mot (Exodus 25:1-27:19) Haftarah: M’lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 5:26-6;13 B’rit Chadashah: Hebrews 8:1-6; 9:23-4; 10:1 In this week’s parashah G-d describes how the Tabernacle is to be built in great detail with the voluntary contributions of the people. Note that He does not ask for anything other… Read more »

Parashah #18: Mishpatim (Rulings) Sh’mot (Exodus) 21:1-24:18

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #18: Mishpatim (Rulings) Sh’mot (Exodus) 21:1-24:18 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 34:8-22; 33:25-26 B’rit Chadashah: Hebrews: 9:15-22; 10:28-39 I am beginning this commentary with a couple of definitions because we must understand what words like laws and rules mean and the context of the narrative before we can understand the import of… Read more »

Parashah #17: Yitro (Jethro) Sh’mot (Exodus) 18:1-20-23

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #17: Yitro (Jethro) Sh’mot (Exodus) 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 6:1-13 B’rit Chadashah: James 2:8-13 And Adonai said to Moshe “Here is what you are to say to the household of Ya’akov, to tell the people of Israel: ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried… Read more »

Parashah #16: B’shallach (After he had let go) Sh’mot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #16: B’shallach (After he had let go) Sh’mot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Shof’tim (Judges) 5:1-31 B’rit Chadashah: Revelation 15:1-4 “B’shallach Par’oh” (when Pharaoh finally let go), G-d led the Israelites to freedom…but not by the most direct route. The shortest route, which was a direct path by caravan along the Mediterranean… Read more »

Parashah #15: Bo (Go) Sh’mot (Exodus) 10:1-13:16

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #15: Bo (Go) (Sh’mot) Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 46:13-28 B’rit Chadashah: Revelation 8:6-9:12; 16:1-21 This year’s commentary will address the overall theme of the parashah, but I am going to target several different verses which I have found are the source of questions and debate over the years. The… Read more »

Parashah #14:Va’era (I appeared) Sh’mot (Exodus)

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parsahash#14: Va’era (I appeared) Sh’mot (Exodus) 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 28:25-29:21 According to one of Newton’s laws of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. While this law holds for the physical universe, all bets are off when we examine and consider the spiritual realm. Indeed, there… Read more »