Parashat Mishpatim – Year 3 – Walking with Yahweh, no foreign elohim.
Shabbat Shalom, Nazarene family.
This week we will study the parashat Mishpatim, portion of year 3, where we will see that Yahweh sends a messenger to guide Israel and protect them on their journey, warning them that they must obey him completely. We will learn about the promises of blessing if they remain faithful, including victory over enemies and a fertile land. We will also read how Moshe climbs the mountain, where he receives instructions while the people promise to obey everything Yahweh has said. The covenant is sealed with blood, and a sacred moment is established between the Creator and His people. Everything points to faithfulness, obedience, and divine presence.
Shemote (Exodus) 23:24
24 You shall not bow down to their elohim [gods], nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.
This week corresponds to the reading of the texts (in bold):
- Shemote (Exodus) 21:1-22:3 / 22:4-23:19 / 23:20-24:18
- Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 33:1-13 / 33:14-26 / 34
- Yochanan (John) 10:1-21 / 10:22-31 / 10:32-42
Summary of the weekly study, Year three:
Shemote (Éxodus) 23:20-24:18
In these verses, Yahweh promises to send a messenger ahead of His people to guide and protect them on their journey to the Promised Land. The importance of listening and obeying, without rebelling, is emphasized. Yahweh promises to drive out the enemies and bless Israel with health, fertility, and long life if they do not adopt pagan customs. Then, the people affirm their commitment to obey. Moshe makes a covenant with blood, consecrates the altar, and climbs the mountain where he remains for forty days and nights. In this passage, we learn about obedience, covenant, protection, and closeness to Yahweh.
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 34
In these verses, Yahweh sends Jeremiah to warn King Zedekiah that Babylon will take Jerusalem and that the king will be captured, though he will not die by the sword. The people had made a covenant to free their Hebrew servants, obeying the Torah, but then they repented and enslaved them again. Yahweh becomes angry and declares judgment for having profaned His name and broken the covenant. The betrayal will bring serious consequences. In this passage, we learn that Yahweh values faithfulness, justice, and that promises made before Him must be kept with seriousness.
Yochanan (John) 10:32-42
In these verses, Yeshua responds to the religious leaders who want to stone him for saying that he is the Son of Elohim. He asks them which of his good deeds they are accusing him of, and uses the Torah to show that he is not blaspheming. Although they try to arrest him, Yeshua escapes. He then crosses to the other side of the Jordan, where many people believe in him, remembering what John the Baptist said earlier. Their faith is not based on signs, but on testimony. In this passage, we learn that Yeshua defends Himself with truth, and that sincere faith springs from testimony and the Word.
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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 Chadasha). 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.
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