Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #42: Mattot (Tribes) B’midbar ( Numbers) 30:2-32:42 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu ( Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 This parashah begins with specific regulations on the subject of vows. I recall a time when a handshake was sufficient to ensure the parties were going to follow through with an agreement. Even… Read more »
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Parashot #42-43 : Mattot/Masa’ei B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42 and 33:1-36:13
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #42 Mattot (Tribes) and #43 Masa’ei (Stages) (read together in regular years) B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42 and 33;1-36:13 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 for Mattot B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 for Mattot This week we learn or are reminded that oaths, vows, and obligations invoke the name of the L-rd. The entire… Read more »
Parashah #42: Mattot ( Tribes) B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:4230:2-32
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah#42: Mattot (Tribes) B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 Parashah #43 Masa’ei (Stages) B’midbar 33:1-36:13 read together in regular years. The first theme in this week’s parashah addresses vows, oaths, and obligations. Vows and oaths are serious business in G-d’s economy. While G-d laid down… Read more »
Parashah #42 Mattot (Tribes) B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #42 Mattot (Masa’ei is read separately in leap years) Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 This week we learn or are reminded that oaths, vows, and obligations invoke the name of the L-rd. The entire literary style of chapter 30 grants permission to release women in different… Read more »
Parashah #42: Mattot (Tribes) B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah#42: Mattot (Tribes) B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 Parashah #43 Masa’ei (Stages) B’midbar 33:1-36:13 read together in regular years. The first theme in this week’s parashah addresses vows, oaths, and obligations. Vows and oaths are serious business in G-d’s economy. While G-d laid down… Read more »
Parahshot #42 and #43 Mattot and Masa’ei B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2-36:13
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah#42: Mattot (Tribes) B’Midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32-42 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 Parashah #43 Masa’ei (Stages) B’midbar 33:1-36:13 read together in regular years. Three themes dominate our first parashah. The first is the narrative on the laws pertaining to vows. The second addresses the battle against Midian which… Read more »
Parashah #42: Mattot (Tribes) B’Midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah#42: Mattot (Tribes) B’Midbar (Numbers) 30:2-32-42 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3 B’rit Chadashah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 This parashah contains three dominate themes: the laws pertaining to vows and oaths, the battle against Midian, and the unexpected request from the tribes of Gad and R’euven to remain just outside the Land and settle… Read more »