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Parasha Terumah (Offering)‏‏‏: The Dwelling Place of God

February 28, 2013 God wants to ensure that His people will remain in communion with Him, so He commands Moshe (Moses) to build the Sanctuary as a visible reminder that God dwells among them. He also tells Moses to ask the children of Israel to give an offering (terumah) towards the construction of the Sanctuary. Only those stirred in their hearts with a desire to participate in this holy work are to donate their material goods. No one is to give grudgingly or out of a sense of duty but out of love and gratitude towards God.

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Parasha Tetzaveh (You Command): The Oil of Anointing

February 22, 2013 This week’s Parasha begins with the commandment to the children of Israel to bring the pure olive oil for the menorah in the Mishkan (Sanctuary), so the lamps in the Tent of Meeting could continually burn. Oil was also used in the priests’ ordination ceremony. Not only were the priests’ heads anointed with it, but they also presented to God a wave offering of unleavened bread prepared with oil.

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Parasha Mishpatim (Laws): Humility Without Humiliation

February 8, 2013 No one really likes to feel like a slave forced into drudgery or servitude, like some kind of Cinderella, scrubbing the dirty floors of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. Perhaps we all feel like this at times, and yet, Yeshua made the remarkable claim that whoever desires to be great should be a servant, and whoever desires to be first, should be a slave.

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Parasha Yitro (Jethro): On Eagles’ Wings

February 1, 2013 The name of this week’s Torah study, Yitro (Jethro), comes from the Hebrew root yeter, meaning abundant or exceedingly abundant. While we are often limited by the confines of our own imagination, God is able to do exceedingly abundantly (yeter) more than we could ever ask or think or imagine!

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Parasha Beshalach (When Let Go): From Victim to Victorious

January 24, 2013 The Exodus is the cornerstone of the nation of Israel: the commandments, the promises, the essence of Judaism, all began with this departure from Egypt. The Exodus also broke the power of Egypt and devastated it, and Egypt never regained its status as the great nation it had been.

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Parasha Bo (Come!): The Angel of Death Passed Over

January 18, 2013 Parasha Bo (Come) begins with the eighth plague upon Egypt—Locusts. We may wonder why God decided to demonstrate His power to both Israel and Egypt. After all, He was fully capable of delivering Israel without involving Pharaoh in the process. Scripture is clear on this: God hardened Pharaoh’s heart in order to demonstrate His power over the false gods of Egypt, represented by each of the ten plagues.

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Parasha Va’era (And I Appeared): When the Promises of God Look Empty

January 10, 2013 Even though God promised redemption to His People in Egypt, for awhile those promises looked like empty words to the Israelites. We see that through Moses, God repeatedly demanded that Pharaoh let the Israelite slaves go free, and Pharaoh repeatedly refused. Even though it sometimes looked liked he might cooperate, he actually made their lives harder in response to God’s demands.

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Parasha Shemot (Names): The Proper Name of God

January 4, 2013 Moses knew that he couldn’t go to the Israelites under his own authority. He had learned this painful lesson 40 years earlier. This time, he had to be sent by divine authority. Moses, therefore, asked God for His actual name so he would have an answer if the Israelites tested him to see if he was really acting on God’s behalf (Exodus 3:13–14). The Hebrew words that the Lord provided for His name are Ehye Asher Ehye. What is commonly translated in English as I am who I am, or just I Am, actually means I shall be that I shall be. (Exodus 3:14)

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Parasha Vayechi (And He Lived): Living in the Blessings

December 28, 2012 This week, the Torah and Haftarah portions share the somber thread of endings—the end of Jacob’s life, the end of Joseph’s life, and the last words of King David before his death. Jacob prepares for the end of his life by securing Joseph’s promise that he would not be buried in Egypt, but that his bones would be carried back to the Land of Israel.

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Parasha Vayigash (Then He Drew Near): Surprising Endings

December 21, 2012 Today’s Parasha is also a personal message to each one of us this very day in our own private lives. If we are grieved and angry with ourselves for things we have done that we now regret, because of what Yeshua has done for us, we can be released from guilt and condemnation. God can work all things for the greater good of everyone and even work events into His redemptive plan and purposes for your life.

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