Parasha Ki Tetze – Year 1 – Love and help your neighbor
Shabbat Shalom, Nazarene family.
This week we bring the activity of the parasha Ki Tetze, in it we will see various laws among which are to show mercy to our neighbor, laws on marriage, on inheritance and on sexual immorality that always brings serious consequences to the family union. In addition, there is a list of those excluded from the congregation for various reasons, but above all for having done wrong against the people of Israel and for their idolatry.
Devarim (Deuteronomy) 23:3-4
3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of Yahweh forever,
4 because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
This week corresponds to the reading of the texts:
- Devarim (Deuteronomy) 21:10-23:8 / 23:9-24:13 / 24:14-25:19
- Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 54:1-6 / 54:7-11 / 54:12-17
- Luqa (Luke) 22:1-46 / 22:47-23:17 / 23:18-56
Summary of the weekly study, Year one:
Devarim (Deuteronomy) 21:10-23:8
These verses of Deuteronomy emphasize ethics and justice in the congregation. Laws are established to treat children from different wives equitably, ensuring inheritance rights. Dealing with rebels is addressed, and instructions are given regarding the protection of human dignity, such as respecting the fallen in battle and showing consideration for foreigners, widows, and orphans. Unjust practices in commerce are prohibited, and honesty is encouraged. The emphasis lies in promoting equity, compassion, and respect through laws that safeguard integrity and justice in the congregation.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 54:1-6
These verses illustrates Yahweh’s promise to the desolate, urging rejoicing despite past barrenness. It symbolizes Israel’s restoration, likening it to a barren woman who will birth many children. It encourages expanding horizons, strengthening foundations, and not fearing disgrace. Emphasizing divine comfort, it assures that despite adversity, kindness will prevail. The passage symbolizes Yahweh’s covenant of everlasting love and mercy, embracing those once rejected. It calls for hope, faith, and confidence in a future blessed by divine grace, inviting all to rejoice in the promise of restoration and flourishing.
Luqa (Luke) 22:1-46
These verses portrays Yeshua preparing for the Last Supper with His disciples before His death on the stake. It depicts Judas’ betrayal as he negotiates Yeshua’s handover. During the supper, Yeshua shares with His disciples the bread and wine, symbolizing His body and blood. He forewarns of his imminent suffering and Kepha’s denial. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Yeshua prays in anguish, accepting the divine plan. Although His disciples sleep, they witness his distress. This narrative highlights betrayal, the prediction of suffering, and Yeshua’s submission to Yahweh’s will before his arrest.
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Enjoy this fun activity with the whole family. Inside you will find development questions for the three weekly sections (Torah, Haftarah and Brit Chadashah). While the older ones discuss the questions and their answers, the younger ones can color the picture related to the teaching, solve a maze, find the 7 differences and much more. We encourage you to do it week by week and instill in your children the habit of studying Yahweh’s word as a family.
We hope you and especially your sons and daughters enjoy this effort. For it is through the study of the Scriptures that we can come to understand the love and care that Yahweh has always had for us. And also to perceive that He has been taking care of even the smallest detail, so that we can take care and enjoy all that He gives us. That is why it is so important that our children learn and grow up knowing that they are loved by the Creator of all that exists.
Shalom.
