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Copyright © 2020 Restoration of Torah Ministries. The Torah Portion | Parashat #96 B’chukkotai (Reading 1 of 1) August 8, 2020 I) Reading the Torah Portion Now it’s time to read the Torah portion. You will get the most out of the Torah portion if you have a disciplined plan for approaching it each week. I suggest the following (although you may want to develop your own plan of attack). Prepare by having a pen and paper ready to take notes or by having your computer ready. Read the Torah portion quickly just to get a bird’s-eye view of it and to gain a general understanding of its contents. Then read it again slowly and more contemplatively. As you read it, you should keep track of 1) changes in the main storyline (plots and subplots) of the text, 2) the introduction of new major themes you have not encountered heretofore and 3) connections to the main themes developed in the Torah portion. Keeping track of the major themes will provide you with thoughts to help you outline the passage later on. Recording changes in the storyline (subplots) will 1) help you more accurately interpret Scripture and 2) see connections to themes that may be repeated in the Haftarah and Apostolic readings. I strongly recommend that when you study these lessons you have the following tools available. 1) A Bible [all references are based on the NKJV], 2) a printed copy of this lesson, 3) pen and paper [notebook preferred] where you can either write extra notes or complete answers to questions where the lines in this lesson are not enough space to write on, 4) an on-line version of the Bible. I suggest BibleGateway (https://www.biblegateway.com/). There are many instances where I will ask you to make a connection to some other passage. The BibleGateway app has an awesome SEARCH feature to find Bible passages. Also, once you find a passage you can use Control-F or Command-F (MAC users) to find words, numbers or phrases in the text on display. Lastly, as often as possible . . . have a partner studying with you! II) Outlining the Torah Portion Now that you have read the Torah portion, it’s time to outline it. Try to divide the Torah portion into its major subject divisions. Please limit the outline to no more than seven major headings. Also, try to limit each subject division to a short phrase. In the chart below provide a brief phrase describing each significant change of events in the reading. Outlining will help you develop the skill of “seeing” the themes in the text. 3-Year Torah Cycle Parashat #96 y;tOQux.B B’chukkotai Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Jeremiah 16:1-21 Matthew 23:37-39 I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

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TheTorahPortion|Parashat#96B’chukkotai(Reading1of1)

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I)ReadingtheTorahPortion

Nowit’stimetoreadtheTorahportion.YouwillgetthemostoutoftheTorahportionifyouhaveadisciplinedplanforapproachingiteachweek. Isuggestthefollowing(althoughyoumaywanttodevelopyourownplanofattack).Preparebyhavingapenandpaperreadytotakenotesorbyhavingyourcomputerready.ReadtheTorahportionquicklyjusttogetabird’s-eyeviewofitandtogainageneralunderstandingofitscontents.Thenreaditagainslowlyandmorecontemplatively.Asyoureadit,youshouldkeeptrackof1)changesinthemainstoryline(plotsandsubplots)ofthetext,2)

theintroductionofnewmajorthemesyouhavenotencounteredheretoforeand3)connectionstothemainthemesdevelopedintheTorahportion.Keepingtrackofthemajorthemeswillprovideyouwiththoughtstohelpyououtlinethepassagelateron.Recordingchangesinthestoryline(subplots)will1)helpyoumoreaccuratelyinterpretScriptureand2)seeconnectionstothemesthatmayberepeatedintheHaftarahandApostolicreadings.

Istronglyrecommendthatwhenyoustudytheselessonsyouhavethefollowingtoolsavailable.1)ABible[allreferencesarebasedontheNKJV],2)aprintedcopyofthislesson,3)penandpaper[notebookpreferred]whereyoucaneitherwriteextranotesorcompleteanswerstoquestionswherethelinesinthislessonarenotenoughspacetowriteon,4)anon-lineversionoftheBible.IsuggestBibleGateway(https://www.biblegateway.com/).TherearemanyinstanceswhereIwillaskyoutomakeaconnectiontosomeotherpassage.TheBibleGatewayapphasanawesomeSEARCHfeaturetofindBiblepassages.Also,onceyoufindapassageyoucanuseControl-ForCommand-F(MACusers)tofindwords,numbersorphrasesinthetextondisplay.Lastly,asoftenaspossible...haveapartnerstudyingwithyou!

II)OutliningtheTorahPortion

NowthatyouhavereadtheTorahportion,it’stimetooutlineit.TrytodividetheTorahportionintoitsmajorsubjectdivisions.Pleaselimittheoutlinetonomorethansevenmajorheadings.Also,trytolimiteachsubjectdivisiontoashortphrase.Inthechartbelowprovideabriefphrasedescribingeachsignificantchangeofeventsinthereading.Outliningwillhelpyoudeveloptheskillof“seeing”thethemesinthetext.

3-Year Torah Cycle

Parashat#96

y;tOQux.BB’chukkotai

Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Jeremiah 16:1-21 Matthew 23:37-39

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III)TorahPortionDiscussionQuestionsIhavegivenyouanumberofquestionstostimulateyourthoughtabouttheTorahportionreading.Mygoalistwo-fold.First,IwanttoaskyouquestionsaboutwhattheSpirithasshownmeareimportantlessonstolearnfromtheTorahreading.Secondly,Iwanttohelpyoudeveloptheartofmakingthematicconnections.Thisskillwilldevelopasyoupractice,practice,practice.Furthermore,onceyouseethebenefitsofmakingthematicconnections,I’mhopingyouwillbelievethattheartofmakingofthematicconnectionsisAdonai’s“language.”

1. AsyoureadbeginninginLeviticus26:3-12,therearemanythematicconnectionstothecreationaccountinthebookofGenesis.Inpreviouslessonswe’velearnedthatAdamandEvearepropheticpicturesofthenationofIsrael.Let’slookatsomeconnectionshereanddeveloptheconnectionbetweenAdamandEveandIsraelevenfurther.

How is Leviticus 26:3 (If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them)thematicallyconnectedtothenarrativeaboutAdamandEveintheearlychaptersofGenesis?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. HowmanythematicconnectionscanyoumakebetweenLeviticus26:4(then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.)andanotherpassageintheearlychaptersofGenesis?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. HowmanythematicconnectionscanyoumakebetweenLeviticus26:5(Yourthreshingshalllasttillthetimeofvintage,andthevintageshalllasttillthetimeofsowing;youshalleatyourbreadtothefull,anddwellinyourlandsafely.)andanotherpassageintheearlychaptersofGenesis?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. InLeviticus26:5AdonaimentionsthatIsraelwill,“dwellinyourlandsafely”asaresultofwalkinginobediencetothecovenant. Whattwoaspectsofsafety isAdonaireferringto? GiveScripturereferencesasevidencetosubstantiateyouranswer.Hint–LooktotheTorahportiontofindthetwoaspectsofpeacethatAdonaimaybereferringto.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Takeyouranswerfromquestion4andexplainhowtheeventsinGenesis1-3canbeconnectedtoLeviticus26:5(Yourthreshingshalllasttillthetimeofvintage,andthevintageshalllasttillthetimeofsowing;youshalleatyourbreadtothefull,anddwellinyourlandsafely.).Hint–ContrasthowtheeventsinGenesis1-3connecttoLeviticus26:5beforeandafterAdamandEvesinned.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. HowmanythematicconnectionscanyoumakebetweenLeviticus26:9(‘ForIwill lookonyoufavorablyandmakeyoufruitful,multiplyyouandconfirmMycovenantwithyou.’)andanotherpassageintheearlychaptersofGenesis?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. HowmanythematicconnectionscanyoumakebetweenLeviticus26:11-12(IwillsetMytabernacleamongyou,andMysoulshallnotabhoryou.12IwillwalkamongyouandbeyourGod,andyoushallbeMypeople.)andanotherpassageintheearlychaptersofGenesis?

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8. Asyoucansee,AdonaiistryingtogetustomakeaconnectionbetweenAdamandEveinthegardenandthechildrenofIsraelinthelandofIsrael.GivealistofallthemostobviousconnectionsintheformofAisequivalenttoB.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Asyoucanseefromanswerstoquestion8,AdonaiistryingtogetustoseethatthecovenantwithIsraelwasthewayIsraelcouldessentiallyexperienceunparalleledblessingsimilartothatinthegardenofEden!IfIsraelhadwalkedinobediencetothecommandments,theycouldhaveexperiencedlifeasitwouldhavebeeninthegardenofEden.ThiswouldhavebeenespeciallytrueduringtheyearsofShemittahandJubilee!

ReadLeviticus25:6-7(Andthesabbathproduceofthelandshallbefoodforyou:foryou,yourmaleandfemaleservants,yourhiredman,andthestrangerwhodwellswithyou,7foryourlivestockandthebeaststhatareinyourland—allitsproduceshallbeforfood.).Remember,thesituationdescribedinLeviticus25:6-7wouldalsopertaintotheyearofJubileeandtheyearaftertheyearofJubilee!HowdoesLeviticus25:6-7recreateimagesfromthegardenofEdenwithinthelandofIsrael?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. CanyouthinkofanypassageintheTanakhthatspecificallyconnectsAdamtoIsrael?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Asstatedbefore,ifIsraelhadkeptthecovenant,theywouldhaveexperiencedpeacewiththeirneighborsandwiththewildbeastsoftheland.Whatpropheticpassagescanyouciteshowinghow,inthemillennialkingdom,therewillbepeacebetweenIsrael,herneighborsandtheanimals.Giveatleasttwo.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

IV)MessiahintheParshaIn Luke 24:25-27 and 46-47 Yeshua stated thatMoses, the Prophets and theWritings all prophesied of His death, burial andresurrectioninthreedays.Therefore,weshouldexpecttoseeteachingsaboutYeshuaandHisroleinredemptionthroughouttheTorah.InthissectionIwillaskyouquestionsthatwillhopefullyhelpyou“see”MessiahYeshuaintheTorahportionandsometimestheHaftarahreadingaswell.

1. HowisMark1:13(AndHewasthere in thewilderness fortydays, temptedbySatan,andwaswiththewildbeasts;andtheangelsministeredtoHim.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. With question 11 from the previous section in mind (and especially its answer) and your answer from question 1 above, what is the significance of Yeshua’s ability to dwell in the wilderness with wild beasts? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ThroughouttheTorahlessonswetalkabouttypesandshadows.InthislessonIemphasizedhowwearetoseeAdamandEveasapictureofthenationofIsrael.TheBibleisveryemphaticthatcharactersintheTanakhpre-figurecharactersintheApostolicwritings.ThisisespeciallytrueofYeshuaMessiah.Forexample,canyouthinkofaplaceintheApostolicwritingsthatspecificallymentionsthatAdamisalsoatypeorpre-figuringofYeshua?

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4. Alloftheseexamplesshowthatinonewayoranother,AdamandYeshuaarelinkedandthatAdampre-figuredYeshua.AdamisatypeofYeshua.BothweretheforerunnersofasocietyofpeopledestinedtoservetheirGod.Bothwerethefirstofacertain“race”ofpeople. Bothperformedactswhoseresults/consequenceswouldbeimputedtothosewhomtheyrepresented. ThisiswhyRomans5teachesusthatinAdamalldie,whereasinYeshua,alllive.BothAdamandYeshuastoodfortheentire“race”ofpeopletheyengendered.ThosewhowerebornphysicallyweredescendantsofAdamandassuchweresinners.ThosewhowerebornagainspirituallythroughYeshuaweremadealive.ReadISamuel17:1-11andcommentonhowDavidwasatypeofMessiahwhoperformedanactwhoseconsequenceswouldbeimputedtotherestofhispeople. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Let’sseesomeotherthematicevidencethatAdampre-figuredYeshua.WheredidAdamandEvesinandplungetheworldintosin? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. WheredidYeshuaovercomesinandopenthegatesforeverlastinglife? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. QuiteoftenItalkabouthowBiblicalnarrativesarearrangedinathematicpatterncalledachiasticstructureswhere the themes in the firsthalfof the storyare repeated in the secondhalfof the story in reverseorder.Therefore,thefirstthemeofthefirsthalfofthestoryisthematicallyconnectedtothelastthemeofthesecondhalf.NoticehowthemesthatappearinGenesis1-3reappearinRevelation21-22!ListatleastfivemajorthemesthatoccurinGenesis1-3thatappearalsoinRevelation21-22. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. HowisMatthew11:28-30(CometoMe,allyouwholaborandareheavyladen,andIwillgiveyourest.TakeMyyokeuponyouandlearnfromMe,forIamgentleandlowlyinheart,andyouwillfindrestforyoursouls.ForMyyokeiseasyandMyburdenislight.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?

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9. HowisRevelation1:12-13(ThenIturnedtoseethevoicethatspokewithme.AndhavingturnedIsawsevengolden lampstands,13and in themidst of the seven lampstandsOnelike the Son ofMan,clothedwith agarmentdowntothefeetandgirdedaboutthechestwithagoldenband.)andRevelation1:20(ThemysteryofthesevenstarswhichyousawinMyrighthand,andthesevengoldenlampstands:Thesevenstarsaretheangelsofthesevenchurches,andthesevenlampstandswhichyousawarethesevenchurches.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?AlsocommentonthelampstandsinRevelation1:20withrespecttoMoses’tabernacle.HowwasthetabernaclethepatternforwhatweseeinRevelation1:20?

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10. HowisRevelation6:8(SoIlooked,andbehold,apalehorse.AndthenameofhimwhosatonitwasDeath,andHadesfollowedwithhim.Andpowerwasgiventothemoverafourthoftheearth,tokillwithsword,withhunger,withdeath,andbythebeastsoftheearth.)

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V)MakingtheConnectiontotheHaftarahReading

IhavelistedanumberofpassagesfromtheHaftarahreadingthathavethematicconnectionstotheTorahportion.YourjobistofindthethematicconnectionsintheTorahportion.AlthoughImayquoteanentireverseortwofromtheHaftarahreading,youshouldfocusmostofyourattentiononthetextthatisboldanditalicized.TheboldanditalicizedtextwillcontainthemainthemeorwordsthatIwantyoutoconnecttotheTorahportion. OnceyouhavefoundaconnectiontotheHaftarahverses,recordthechapter and verse of the Torah text connection andwrite a brief sentence describing how the two passages are thematicallyconnected.

1. HowisJeremiah16:2-4(“Youshallnottakeawife,norshallyouhavesonsordaughtersinthisplace.”3ForthussaystheLORDconcerningthesonsanddaughterswhoareborninthisplace,andconcerningtheirmotherswhoborethemandtheirfatherswhobegottheminthisland)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. HowisJeremiah16:4(“Theyshalldiegruesomedeaths;theyshallnotbelamentednorshalltheybeburied,buttheyshallbelikerefuseonthefaceoftheearth.Theyshallbeconsumedbytheswordandbyfamine,andtheircorpsesshallbemeatforthebirdsofheavenandforthebeastsoftheearth.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. HowisJeremiah16:4(“Theyshalldiegruesomedeaths;theyshallnotbelamentednorshalltheybeburied,buttheyshallbelikerefuseonthefaceoftheearth.Theyshallbeconsumedbytheswordandbyfamine,andtheircorpsesshallbemeatforthebirdsofheavenandforthebeastsoftheearth.”)andJeremiah16:6a(Boththegreatandthesmallshalldieinthisland.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. HowisJeremiah16:3(ForthussaystheLORDconcerningthesonsanddaughterswhoareborninthisplace,andconcerningtheirmotherswhoborethemandtheirfatherswhobegottheminthisland)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. HowisJeremiah16:5(ForthussaystheLORD:“Donotenterthehouseofmourning,norgotolamentorbemoanthem; for I have taken away My peace from this people,” says the LORD, “lovingkindness and mercies.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. HowisJeremiah16:7(Norshallmenbreakbreadinmourningforthem,tocomfortthemforthedead;norshallmengivethemthecupofconsolationtodrinkfortheirfatherortheirmother.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. How is Jeremiah16:8 (“Alsoyoushallnotgo into thehouseof feasting tositwith them, toeat anddrink.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8. HowisJeremiah16:9(ForthussaystheLORDofhosts,theGodofIsrael:“Behold,Iwillcausetoceasefromthisplace,beforeyoureyesandinyourdays,thevoiceofmirthandthevoiceofgladness,thevoiceofthebridegroomandthevoiceofthebride.”)andJeremiah16:17(ForMyeyesareonalltheirways;theyarenothiddenfromMyface,noristheiriniquityhiddenfromMyeyes.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. HowisJeremiah16:10(“Anditshallbe,whenyoushowthispeopleallthesewords,andtheysaytoyou,‘WhyhastheLORDpronouncedallthisgreatdisasteragainstus?Orwhatisouriniquity?Orwhatisoursinthatwehavecommittedagainst theLORDourGod?’ ”)and Jeremiah16:18a—And first Iwill repaydouble for theiriniquityandtheirsin,becausetheyhavedefiledMyland)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. HowisJeremiah16:10(“Anditshallbe,whenyoushowthispeopleallthesewords,andtheysaytoyou,‘WhyhastheLORDpronouncedallthisgreatdisasteragainstus?Orwhatisouriniquity?Orwhatisoursinthatwehavecommittedagainst theLORDourGod?’ ”)and Jeremiah16:18a—And first Iwill repaydouble for theiriniquityandtheirsin,becausetheyhavedefiledMyland)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. HowisJeremiah16:11(thenyoushallsaytothem,‘BecauseyourfathershaveforsakenMe,’saysAdonai;‘theyhavewalkedafterothergodsandhaveservedthemandworshipedthem,andhaveforsakenMeandnotkeptMylaw.’)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. HowisJeremiah16:11(thenyoushallsaytothem,‘BecauseyourfathershaveforsakenMe,’saystheLORD;‘theyhavewalkedafterothergodsandhaveservedthemandworshipedthem,andhaveforsakenMeandnotkeptMylaw.’),Jeremiah16:13(‘ThereforeIwillcastyououtofthislandintoalandthatyoudonotknow,neitheryounoryourfathers;andthereyoushallserveothergodsdayandnight,whereIwillnotshowyoufavor.’),andJeremiah16:20(Willamanmakegodsforhimself,whicharenotgods?)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. HowisJeremiah16:12(Andyouhavedoneworsethanyourfathers,forbehold,eachonefollowsthedictatesofhisownevilheart,sothatnoonelistenstoMe.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. HowisJeremiah16:12(Andyouhavedoneworsethanyourfathers,forbehold,eachonefollowsthedictatesofhisownevilheart,sothatnoonelistenstoMe.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. HowisJeremiah16:13(‘ThereforeIwillcastyououtofthislandintoalandthatyoudonotknow,neitheryounoryour fathers;andthereyoushallserveothergodsdayandnight,whereIwillnotshowyoufavor.’)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. HowisJeremiah16:13(‘ThereforeIwillcastyououtofthislandintoalandthatyoudonotknow,neitheryounor your fathers; and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor.’)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?

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17. HowisJeremiah16:14(“Thereforebehold,thedaysarecoming,”saystheLORD,“thatitshallnomorebesaid,‘TheLORDliveswhobroughtupthechildrenofIsraelfromthelandofEgypt’”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. HowisJeremiah16:15(but,‘TheLORDliveswhobroughtupthechildrenofIsraelfromthelandofthenorthandfromallthelandswhereHehaddriventhem.’ForIwillbringthembackintotheirlandwhichIgavetotheirfathers.)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. HowisJeremiah16:16(“Behold,Iwillsendformanyfishermen,”saystheLORD,“andtheyshallfishthem;andafterwardIwillsendformanyhunters,andtheyshallhuntthemfromeverymountainandeveryhill,andoutoftheholesoftherocks.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. HowisJeremiah16:18(“AndfirstIwillrepaydoublefortheiriniquityandtheirsin,becausetheyhavedefiledMy land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable idols.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

21. HowisJeremiah16:18(“AndfirstIwillrepaydoublefortheiriniquityandtheirsin,becausetheyhavedefiledMy land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable idols.”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VI)MakingtheConnectiontotheApostolicWritings

IhavelistedanumberofpassagesfromtheApostolicreadingthathavethematicconnectionstotheTorahportion.YourjobistofindthethematicconnectionstotheTorahportion.AlthoughImayquoteanentireverseortwofromtheApostolicreading,youshouldfocusmostofyourattentiononthetextthatisboldanditalicized.TheboldanditalicizedtextwillcontainthemainthemeorwordsthatIwantyoutoconnecttotheTorahportion. OnceyouhavefoundaconnectiontotheApostolicverses,recordthechapter and verse of the Torah text connection andwrite a brief sentence describing how the two passages are thematicallyconnected.

1. HowisMatthew23:37(“OJerusalem,Jerusalem,theonewhokillstheprophetsandstonesthosewhoaresenttoher!HowoftenIwantedtogatheryourchildrentogether,asahengathersherchicksunderherwings,butyouwerenotwilling!”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. HowisMatthew23:37(“OJerusalem,Jerusalem,theonewhokillstheprophetsandstonesthosewhoaresenttoher!HowoftenIwantedtogatheryourchildrentogether,asahengathersherchicksunderherwings,butyouwerenotwilling!”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. HowisMatthew23:37(“OJerusalem,Jerusalem,theonewhokillstheprophetsandstonesthosewhoaresenttoher!HowoftenIwantedtogatheryourchildrentogether,asahengathersherchicksunderherwings,butyouwerenotwilling!”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. HowisMatthew23:37(“OJerusalem,Jerusalem,theonewhokillstheprophetsandstonesthosewhoaresenttoher!HowoftenIwantedtogatheryourchildrentogether,asahengathersherchicksunderherwings,butyouwerenotwilling!”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. HowisMatthew23:37(“OJerusalem,Jerusalem,theonewhokillstheprophetsandstonesthosewhoaresenttoher!HowoftenIwantedtogatheryourchildrentogether,asahengathersherchicksunderherwings,butyouwerenotwilling!”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. HowisMatthew23:38(See!Yourhouseislefttoyoudesolate)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. HowisMatthew23:38(See!Yourhouseislefttoyoudesolate)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. HowisMatthew23:38(See!Yourhouseislefttoyoudesolate)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. HowisMatthew23:39(“forIsaytoyou,youshallseeMenomoretillyousay,‘BlessedisHewhocomesinthenameoftheLORD!’”)thematicallyconnectedtotheTorahportion?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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BasicFactsAboutOurLesson

ThiscrosswordpuzzlewillcoverbasicfactsabouttheTorahportion,HaftarahreadingandApostolicreadings.TheanswersarebasedonthetextfromtheNewKingJamesVersionoftheBibleandmaycontainphrasesaswellasindividualwords.

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VIII)PracticalApplication

Let’sgetpractical.ThestudyoftheWordisnotcompleteuntilweareencouragedtothink,speakandactdifferently.OurstudyoftheWordshouldalwaysinvolvepersonalapplicationofthetexttoourlives.AsI’vehearditsaidbefore,Adonai’sWordneedstogofromourheadtoourheartsandthentoourhands.Ourlifelongjourneyistobecomelikeourmaster,Yeshua,andthisisonlyaccomplishedaswefaithfullyapplyHisWordtoeveryaspectofourlives.DisciplingOurChildren

Whathaveyoulearnedfromthisweek’sTorahstudythatyoucanteachyourchildren?

Ø Writedownwhatyoulearnedthatcanand/orshouldbediscussedwithyourchildren?Perhapstheyneedtoknowsomeofthefactscoveredinthecrosswordpuzzle?o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ø Writedownanythingyoulearnedthatrevealedbadhabitsorthoughtpatternsinyourchildren’slives?o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ø Writedownanythingyoulearnedthatrevealedgoodhabitsorthoughtpatternsthatyourchildrenneedtobeencouragedorstrengthenedinandgrowinobedienceto?o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________o ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Thinkaboutwhatyou’vestudiedinthisweek’slesson.

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Justfocusononethingandtalktoanaccountabilitypartneraboutit.DeterminewhatyoucanDOoverthenextweek(ormore)inordertoputwhatyou’velearnedintopractice.Makeacommitmenttosomeoneelsethatyouaregoingtoseektoputsomeaspectofthisweek’slessonintopractice.

ANSWERKEYOutliningtheTorahPortionI. Leviticus26:3-13–BlessingsforObedienceII. Leviticus26:14-39–CursesforDisobedienceIII. Leviticus26:40-46–ACalltoRepentanceIV. Leviticus27:1-8–TheValuationofPeopleDedicatedtoAdonaiV. Leviticus27:9-13–TheValuationofAnimalsDedicatedtoAdonaiVI. Leviticus27:14-25–TheValuationofPossessionsDedicatedtoAdonaiVII. Leviticus27:26-27–TheValuationofAnimalsDedicatedtoAdonaiVIII. Leviticus27:28-34–ConcludingStipulationsonThingsDedicatedtoAdonai

TorahPortionDiscussionQuestionsAnswers1. Genesis2:15-17–ThentheLORDGodtookthemanandputhiminthegardenofEdentotendandkeep

it.16AndtheLORDGodcommandedtheman,saying,“Ofeverytreeofthegardenyoumayfreelyeat;17butofthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevilyoushallnoteat,forinthedaythatyoueatofityoushallsurelydie.”AdamandEve,likeIsrael,werealsogivencommandmentsandtoldtoobeyAdonai.

2. Genesis2:5–beforeanyplantofthefieldwasintheearthandbeforeanyherbofthefieldhadgrown.FortheLORDGodhadnotcausedittorainontheearth,andtherewasnomantotilltheground.Genesis1:12–Andtheearthbroughtforthgrass,theherbthatyieldsseedaccordingtoitskind,andthetreethatyieldsfruit,whoseseedisinitselfaccordingtoitskind.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.

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3. Genesis3:17-19–ThentoAdamHesaid,“Becauseyouhaveheededthevoiceofyourwife,andhaveeatenfromthetreeofwhichIcommandedyou,saying,‘Youshallnoteatofit’:“Cursedisthegroundforyoursake;intoilyoushalleatofitallthedaysofyourlife.18Boththornsandthistlesitshallbringforthforyou,andyoushalleattheherbofthefield.19Inthesweatofyourfaceyoushalleatbreadtillyoureturntotheground,foroutofityouweretaken;fordustyouare,andtodustyoushallreturn.”Thisconnectionisanopposite.ItcontraststheabundantbringingforthofbreadfromthegroundforIsraelifsheweretoremainfaithfultoAdonaiversusthemeageryieldofbreadfromthegroundasaresultofman’ssin.

4. TherearetwoaspectsofpeaceAdonaiisreferringto.ThefirsthastodowithIsrael’senemies.Leviticus26:17–IwillsetMyfaceagainstyou,andyoushallbedefeatedbyyourenemies.Thosewhohateyoushallreignoveryou,andyoushallfleewhennoonepursuesyou.Thisversetalksaboutoneaspectofsafety,safetyfromIsrael’sneighboringenemies.Leviticus26:22–Iwillalsosendwildbeastsamongyou,whichshallrobyouofyourchildren,destroyyourlivestock,andmakeyoufewinnumber;andyourhighwaysshallbedesolate.Thisversementionsanothertypeofsafety,thesafetyfromwildanimals.AnotherversewhichcontainsbothaspectsofsafetyisLeviticus26:6–Iwillgivepeaceintheland,andyoushallliedown,andnonewillmakeyouafraid;Iwillridthelandofevilbeasts(thefirsttypeofsafety),andtheswordwillnotgothroughyourland(thesecondtypeofsafety).

5. BeforeAdamandEvesinned,theyenjoyedpeaceandsafetyfromotherpeople.Technically,Iknowtherewerenootherpeoplethere.However,weknowthatifAdamandEvehadnotsinnedandiftheirprogenyhadnotsinnedtherewouldneverhavebeenfightsandwars,etc.Furthermore,therewaspeacebetweenAdamandEveandthebeastsofthefieldbeforesinenteredtheworld.Afterthefallthatsituationchanged.AfterthefallweseedeathcometoAdamandEve’sfamilyasonesonkilledtheother(lackofpeaceandsafetyamongsthumans).Furthermore,inGenesis9Adonaiputfearofmanintheheartsoftheanimalkingdomsothatwewerenolongerlivinginpeaceandharmonywiththeanimals(alackofpeaceandsafetyamongsthumansandanimals).

6. Genesis1:22–AndGodblessedthem,saying,“Befruitfulandmultiply,andfillthewatersintheseas,andletbirdsmultiplyontheearth.”

7. Genesis3:8–AndtheyheardthesoundoftheLORDGodwalkinginthegardeninthecooloftheday,andAdamandhiswifehidthemselvesfromthepresenceoftheLORDGodamongthetreesofthegarden.AdonaimadeHisdwellingwithinthemidstofIsraelandAdamandEve.

8. Answers:A. AdamandEveareequivalenttothenationofIsrael.B. TheTorahisequivalenttothecommandtoeatfromanytreeexceptthetreeoftheknowledgeof

goodandevil.C. Adonai’sblessingonAdamandEveisequivalenttoHisblessinguponIsraeliftheyobeyHisTorah.D. Adonai’sblessingonthelandinthegardenofEdenisequivalenttoHisblessinguponIsraelifthey

obeyHisTorah.E. ThelandproducingcropsinabundanceinIsraelisinoppositeequivalencetothecurseuponthe

groundgiventoAdamasaresultofhissin.F. ThepeaceandsafetyofthegardenofEdenisinoppositeequivalencetothetragedyofwarfareand

theproliferationofwildbeastsinthelandofIsrael.G. Adonai’spresencedwellingwithAdamandEveisequivalenttoHimdwellingwithinIsrael’smidst

inthetabernacle.9. AdamandEvedidnothavetoworryaboutsowingandreapinginordertosecureanabundanceoffoodfor

theirsustenance!Alltheyhadtodowasgooutside,walkuptoanyplant,takeandeat.ThiswouldhavebeenthesituationintheShemittahyearsandyearsofJubileeandanyyearfollowingtheShemittahoryearofJubilee.TheIsraelitewouldnothaveplantedanythingtheyearbefore,yettheywouldhavehadanabundanceoffoodtosupplytheireveryneed!

10. Hosea6:7–ButlikeAdamtheyhavetransgressedthecovenant;TheretheyhavedealttreacherouslyagainstMe(NASB).IusedtheNASBbecausetheNKJV(Butlikementheytransgressedthecovenant;TheretheydealttreacherouslywithMe.)doesnottranslatetheHebrewfaithfully.TheHebrewis םדאכ ,whichtranslatedliterallyislikeadam.

11. Answers:

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A. Isaiah2:1-4–ThewordthatIsaiahthesonofAmozsawconcerningJudahandJerusalem.2NowitshallcometopassinthelatterdaysthatthemountainoftheLORD’shouseshallbeestablishedonthetopofthemountains,andshallbeexaltedabovethehills;andallnationsshallflowtoit.3Manypeopleshallcomeandsay,“Come,andletusgouptothemountainoftheLORD,tothehouseoftheGodofJacob;HewillteachusHisways,andweshallwalkinHispaths.”ForoutofZionshallgoforththelaw,andthewordoftheLORDfromJerusalem.4Heshalljudgebetweenthenations,andrebukemanypeople;theyshallbeattheirswordsintoplowshares,andtheirspearsintopruninghooks;nationshallnotliftupswordagainstnation,neithershalltheylearnwaranymore.

B. Isaiah11:1-10–ThereshallcomeforthaRodfromthestemofJesse,andaBranchshallgrowoutofhisroots.2TheSpiritoftheLORDshallrestuponHim,theSpiritofwisdomandunderstanding,theSpiritofcounselandmight,theSpiritofknowledgeandofthefearoftheLORD.3HisdelightisinthefearoftheLORD,andHeshallnotjudgebythesightofHiseyes,nordecidebythehearingofHisears;4butwithrighteousnessHeshalljudgethepoor,anddecidewithequityforthemeekoftheearth;HeshallstriketheearthwiththerodofHismouth,andwiththebreathofHislipsHeshallslaythewicked.5RighteousnessshallbethebeltofHisloins,andfaithfulnessthebeltofHiswaist.6“Thewolfalsoshalldwellwiththelamb,theleopardshallliedownwiththeyounggoat,thecalfandtheyounglionandthefatlingtogether;andalittlechildshallleadthem.7Thecowandthebearshallgraze;theiryoungonesshallliedowntogether;andthelionshalleatstrawliketheox.8Thenursingchildshallplaybythecobra’shole,andtheweanedchildshallputhishandintheviper’sden.9TheyshallnothurtnordestroyinallMyholymountain,fortheearthshallbefulloftheknowledgeoftheLORDasthewaterscoverthesea.10“AndinthatdaythereshallbeaRootofJesse,Whoshallstandasabannertothepeople;fortheGentilesshallseekHim,andHisrestingplaceshallbeglorious.”

MessiahintheParshaAnswers1. Leviticus26:6and22–Iwillgivepeaceintheland,andyoushallliedown,andnonewillmakeyouafraid;I

willridthelandofevilbeasts,andtheswordwillnotgothroughyourland...22Iwillalsosendwildbeastsamongyou,whichshallrobyouofyourchildren,destroyyourlivestock,andmakeyoufewinnumber;andyourhighwaysshallbedesolate.

2. Question11fromtheprevioussectionclearlyshowedthatintheMessianickingdomtherewillbepeacebetweenmanandthebeasts.YeshuacametobringHiskingdomintothepresentage.NumeroustimeshewouldtellpeopleHeministeredtothatthekingdomofGodhadcometothem.AstheMessiahHewasabletodemonstratethepowerandauthorityofthekingdomtocomeinthispresentage.OneofthewaysHedemonstratedthisfactisthroughHisabilitytodwellwithbeastsinthewildernessinpeace.TheydidnotattackHimastheywouldhaveanynormalperson.

3. Answers:A. Romans5:12-14–Therefore,justasthroughonemansinenteredtheworld,anddeaththroughsin,and

thusdeathspreadtoallmen,becauseallsinned—13(Foruntilthelawsinwasintheworld,butsinisnotimputedwhenthereisnolaw.14NeverthelessdeathreignedfromAdamtoMoses,evenoverthosewhohadnotsinnedaccordingtothelikenessofthetransgressionofAdam,whoisatypeofHimwhowastocome.)

B. ICorinthians15:22–ForasinAdamalldie,evensoinChristallshallbemadealive.C. ICorinthians15:45–Andsoitiswritten,“ThefirstmanAdambecamealivingbeing.”ThelastAdam

becamealife-givingspirit.4. ISamuel17:8-9–ThenhestoodandcriedouttothearmiesofIsrael,andsaidtothem,“Whyhaveyou

comeouttolineupforbattle?AmInotaPhilistine,andyoutheservantsofSaul?Chooseamanforyourselves,andlethimcomedowntome.9Ifheisabletofightwithmeandkillme,thenwewillbeyourservants.ButifIprevailagainsthimandkillhim,thenyoushallbeourservantsandserveus.”Inthisexample,thewinnerwinsfortheentiretyofthoseherepresents.IfDavidwins,allofIsraelwins.If

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Davidloses,allofIsraelloses.Thus,DavidrepresentedtheentirenationjustasAdamrepresentedtheentirehumanrace.

5. Inagarden.6. John19:41–NowintheplacewhereHewascrucifiedtherewasagarden,andinthegardenanewtomb

inwhichnoonehadyetbeenlaid.YeshuaperformedHisvicariousdeathonthetreeforusinaplacethathadagarden.Furthermore,Herosefromthedeadinatombthatwasinagarden.SeealsoJohn20:15whereMarythoughtYeshuawasthegardener(Jesussaidtoher,“Woman,whyareyouweeping?Whomareyouseeking?”She,supposingHimtobethegardener,saidtoHim,“Sir,ifYouhavecarriedHimaway,tellmewhereYouhavelaidHim,andIwilltakeHimaway.”)!

7. Answers:A. Revelation21:1–NowIsawanewheavenandanewearth,forthefirstheavenandthefirstearth

hadpassedaway.Alsotherewasnomoresea.Genesis1:1–InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth.

B. Revelation21:2–ThenI,John,sawtheholycity,NewJerusalem,comingdownoutofheavenfromGod,preparedasabrideadornedforherhusband.Inbothpassagesabrideisbroughttoherbridegroom.Genesis2:21–AndtheLordGodcausedadeepsleeptofallonAdam,andheslept;andHetookoneofhisribs,andclosedupthefleshinitsplace.ThentheribwhichtheLordGodhadtakenfrommanHemadeintoawoman,andHebroughthertotheman.

C. Revelation21:3–AndIheardaloudvoicefromheavensaying,“Behold,thetabernacleofGodiswithmen,andHewilldwellwiththem,andtheyshallbeHispeople.GodHimselfwillbewiththemandbetheirGod.Genesis3:8–AndtheyheardthesoundoftheLORDGodwalkinginthegardeninthecooloftheday,andAdamandhiswifehidthemselvesfromthepresenceoftheLORDGodamongthetreesofthegarden.

D. Revelation21:4–AndGodwillwipeawayeverytearfromtheireyes;thereshallbenomoredeath,norsorrow,norcrying.Thereshallbenomorepain,fortheformerthingshavepassedaway.”Genesis3:16-19–TothewomanHesaid:“Iwillgreatlymultiplyyoursorrowandyourconception;inpainyoushallbringforthchildren;yourdesireshallbeforyourhusband,andheshallruleoveryou.”17ThentoAdamHesaid,“Becauseyouhaveheededthevoiceofyourwife,andhaveeatenfromthetreeofwhichIcommandedyou,saying,‘Youshallnoteatofit’:“Cursedisthegroundforyoursake;intoilyoushalleatofitallthedaysofyourlife.18Boththornsandthistlesitshallbringforthforyou,andyoushalleattheherbofthefield.19Inthesweatofyourfaceyoushalleatbreadtillyoureturntotheground,foroutofityouweretaken;fordustyouare,andtodustyoushallreturn.”InRevelation21:4weseeareversaloftheeffectsofsinfromGenesis3:16-19.

E. Revelation21:6–AndHesaidtome,“Itisdone!IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,theBeginningandtheEnd.Iwillgiveofthefountainofthewateroflifefreelytohimwhothirsts.Genesis2:10-14–NowariverwentoutofEdentowaterthegarden,andfromthereitpartedandbecamefourriverheads.11ThenameofthefirstisPishon;itistheonewhichskirtsthewholelandofHavilah,wherethereisgold.12Andthegoldofthatlandisgood.Bdelliumandtheonyxstonearethere.13ThenameofthesecondriverisGihon;itistheonewhichgoesaroundthewholelandofCush.14ThenameofthethirdriverisHiddekel;itistheonewhichgoestowardtheeastofAssyria.ThefourthriveristheEuphrates.

F. Revelation21:18-21–Theconstructionofitswallwasofjasper;andthecitywaspuregold,likeclearglass.19Thefoundationsofthewallofthecitywereadornedwithallkindsofpreciousstones:thefirstfoundationwasjasper,thesecondsapphire,thethirdchalcedony,thefourthemerald,20thefifthsardonyx,thesixthsardius,theseventhchrysolite,theeighthberyl,theninthtopaz,thetenthchrysoprase,theeleventhjacinth,andthetwelfthamethyst.21Thetwelvegatesweretwelvepearls:eachindividualgatewasofonepearl.Andthestreetofthecitywaspuregold,liketransparentglass.Genesis2:11-14–11ThenameofthefirstisPishon;itistheonewhichskirtsthewholelandofHavilah,wherethereisgold.12Andthegoldofthatlandisgood.Bdelliumandtheonyxstonearethere.13ThenameofthesecondriverisGihon;itistheonewhichgoesaroundthewholelandofCush.14ThenameofthethirdriverisHiddekel;itistheonewhichgoestowardtheeastofAssyria.ThefourthriveristheEuphrates.

G. Revelation21:22-23–ButIsawnotempleinit,fortheLordGodAlmightyandtheLambareitstemple.23Thecityhadnoneedofthesunorofthemoontoshineinit,forthegloryofGodilluminated

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it.TheLambisitslight.Genesis1:3-5–ThenGodsaid,“Lettherebelight”;andtherewaslight.4AndGodsawthelight,thatitwasgood;andGoddividedthelightfromthedarkness.5GodcalledthelightDay,andthedarknessHecalledNight.Sotheeveningandthemorningwerethefirstday.Genesis1:14-19–ThenGodsaid,“Lettherebelightsinthefirmamentoftheheavenstodividethedayfromthenight;andletthembeforsignsandseasons,andfordaysandyears;15andletthembeforlightsinthefirmamentoftheheavenstogivelightontheearth”;anditwasso.16ThenGodmadetwogreatlights:thegreaterlighttoruletheday,andthelesserlighttorulethenight.Hemadethestarsalso.17Godsettheminthefirmamentoftheheavenstogivelightontheearth,18andtoruleoverthedayandoverthenight,andtodividethelightfromthedarkness.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.19Sotheeveningandthemorningwerethefourthday.

H. Revelation22:2-3–Inthemiddleofitsstreet,andoneithersideoftheriver,wasthetreeoflife,whichboretwelvefruits,eachtreeyieldingitsfruiteverymonth.Theleavesofthetreewereforthehealingofthenations.Genesis2:9–AndoutofthegroundtheLORDGodmadeeverytreegrowthatispleasanttothesightandgoodforfood.Thetreeoflifewasalsointhemidstofthegarden,andthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevil.

I. Revelation22:3–Andthereshallbenomorecurse,butthethroneofGodandoftheLambshallbeinit,andHisservantsshallserveHim.Genesis3:17-19–ThentoAdamHesaid,“Becauseyouhaveheededthevoiceofyourwife,andhaveeatenfromthetreeofwhichIcommandedyou,saying,‘Youshallnoteatofit’:“Cursedisthegroundforyoursake;intoilyoushalleatofitallthedaysofyourlife.18Boththornsandthistlesitshallbringforthforyou,andyoushalleattheherbofthefield.19Inthesweatofyourfaceyoushalleatbreadtillyoureturntotheground,foroutofityouweretaken;fordustyouare,andtodustyoushallreturn.”

J. Revelation22:14–BlessedarethosewhodoHiscommandments,thattheymayhavetherighttothetreeoflife,andmayenterthroughthegatesintothecity.Genesis3:22-24–ThentheLORDGodsaid,“Behold,themanhasbecomelikeoneofUs,toknowgoodandevil.Andnow,lestheputouthishandandtakealsoofthetreeoflife,andeat,andliveforever”—23thereforetheLORDGodsenthimoutofthegardenofEdentotillthegroundfromwhichhewastaken.24SoHedroveouttheman;andHeplacedcherubimattheeastofthegardenofEden,andaflamingswordwhichturnedeveryway,toguardthewaytothetreeoflife.

8. Leviticus26:34-35–Thenthelandshallenjoyitssabbathsaslongasitliesdesolateandyouareinyourenemies’land;thenthelandshallrestandenjoyitssabbaths.35Aslongasitliesdesolateitshallrest—forthetimeitdidnotrestonyoursabbathswhenyoudweltinit.TherestYeshuaisspeakingaboutisshalomandpeace.Therefore,Leviticus26:6(Iwillgivepeaceintheland,andyoushallliedown,andnonewillmakeyouafraid;Iwillridthelandofevilbeasts,andtheswordwillnotgothroughyourland.)isalsoagoodconnection.

9. Leviticus26:11-12(IwillsetMytabernacleamongyou,andMysoulshallnotabhoryou.12IwillwalkamongyouandbeyourGod,andyoushallbeMypeople.ThelampstandsinRevelation1:20whichcorrespondtothesevenchurchesinAsiarepresentthemenorahthatwasinthetabernacle.ThetabernaclewasonestructurewhichremainedinthemidstofthechildrenofIsrael.YouwillrememberthatYeshuasaidthefollowinginJohn4:21-24–Jesussaidtoher,“Woman,believeMe,thehouriscomingwhenyouwillneitheronthismountain,norinJerusalem,worshiptheFather.22Youworshipwhatyoudonotknow;weknowwhatweworship,forsalvationisoftheJews.23Butthehouriscoming,andnowis,whenthetrueworshiperswillworshiptheFatherinspiritandtruth;fortheFatherisseekingsuchtoworshipHim.24GodisSpirit,andthosewhoworshipHimmustworshipinspiritandtruth.”Here,YeshuaislettingusknowthatworshipwillnolongerbelocalizedatthetempleinJerusalem!ButHeusesacertainphrase,thattrueworshiperswouldworshipin“spiritandtruth.”Inotherwords,physicaltabernacle/templeworshipwaspointingtoadeeperspiritandtruth.YeshuawasforetellingofthetimewhenHispeoplewouldbescatteredintothenationsasaresultofthedestructionofJerusalem.However,thatdidnotmeanHispeoplewouldnotbeabletoworshipHim(sincetherewouldnotbeatemple).WewouldstillbeabletoworshipHimasHewantedbecausethetabernacle/templeallpointedtodeeperspiritualrealitiesthatwouldtranscendthephysicaltabernacle/temple.Thus,Revelation1:20showsusthetabernacle/templeintheeraafterthedestructionofthetemple!Therestillisamenorah,butinsteadofthemenorahbeinglocalizedinonetempleitiswhereverAdonaihasanassemblyofHispeople!AndGodcontinuedtofulfill

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HispromisethatHewoulddwellwithinourmidst!ThisiscapturedinRevelation1:13whereitstatesthatYeshuawas,“inthemidstofthesevenlampstandsOneliketheSonofMan”.

10. Leviticus26:22–Iwillalsosendwildbeastsamongyou,whichshallrobyouofyourchildren,destroyyourlivestock,andmakeyoufewinnumber;andyourhighwaysshallbedesolate.

HaftarahConnectionAnswers1. Leviticus26:29—Youshalleatthefleshofyoursons,andyoushalleatthefleshofyourdaughters.2. Leviticus26:25—AndIwillbringaswordagainstyouthatwillexecutethevengeanceofthecovenant;

whenyouaregatheredtogetherwithinyourcitiesIwillsendpestilenceamongyou;andyoushallbedeliveredintothehandoftheenemy.SwordisusedseventimesintheTorahportion.

3. Leviticus26:22—Iwillalsosendwildbeastsamongyou,whichshallrobyouofyourchildren,destroyyourlivestock,andmakeyoufewinnumber;andyourhighwaysshallbedesolate.Leviticus26:29—Youshalleatthefleshofyoursons,andyoushalleatthefleshofyourdaughters.Leviticus26:38—Youshallperishamongthenations,andthelandofyourenemiesshalleatyouup.

4. Leviticus26:9—‘ForIwilllookonyoufavorablyandmakeyoufruitful,multiplyyouandconfirmMycovenantwithyou.’

5. Leviticus26:6—Iwillgivepeaceintheland,andyoushallliedownandnonewillmakeyouafraid;Iwillridthelandofevilbeasts,andtheswordwillnotgothroughyourland.

6. Leviticus26:5—Yourthreshingshalllasttillthetimeofvintage,andthevintageshalllasttillthetimeofsowing;youshalleatyourbreadtothefull,anddwellinyourlandsafely.Leviticus26:26—WhenIhavecutoffyoursupplyofbread,tenwomenshallbakeyourbreadinoneoven,andtheyshallbringbackyourbreadbyweight,andyoushalleatandnotbesatisfied.

7. Leviticus26:5—Yourthreshingshalllasttillthetimeofvintage,andthevintageshalllasttillthetimeofsowing;youshalleatyourbreadtothefull,anddwellinyourlandsafely.Leviticus26:10—Youshalleattheoldharvest,andclearouttheoldbecauseofthenew.Leviticus26:16c—Andyoushallsowyourseedinvain,foryourenemiesshalleatit.Leviticus26:26—WhenIhavecutoffyoursupplyofbread,tenwomenshallbakeyourbreadinoneoven,andtheyshallbringbackyourbreadbyweight,andyoushalleatandnotbesatisfied.EatisusedseventimesintheTorahportion.

8. Leviticus26:16—Ialsowilldothistoyou:Iwillevenappointterroroveryou,wastingdiseaseandfeverwhichshallconsumetheeyesandcausesorrowofheart.Andyoushallsowyourseedinvain,foryourenemiesshalleatit.

9. Leviticus26:39-40—‘Andthoseofyouwhoareleftshallwasteawayintheiriniquityinyourenemies’lands;alsointheirfathers’iniquities,whicharewiththem,theyshallwasteaway.‘Butiftheyconfesstheiriniquityandtheiniquityoftheirfathers,withtheirunfaithfulnessinwhichtheywereunfaithfultoMe,andthattheyalsohavewalkedcontrarytoMe.’

10. Leviticus26:18—‘Andafterallthis,ifyoudonotobeyMe,thenIwillpunishyouseventimesmoreforyoursins.’SinsappearsfourtimesintheTorahportion.

11. Leviticus26:14—‘ButifyoudonotobeyMe,anddonotobserveallthesecommandments,15andifyoudespiseMystatutes,orifyoursoulabhorsMyjudgments,sothatyoudonotperformallMycommandments,butbreakMycovenant...’Leviticus26:46—ThesearethestatutesandjudgmentsandlawswhichtheLORDmadebetweenHimselfandthechildrenofIsraelonMountSinaibythehandofMoses.AlsoLeviticus27:34—ThesearethecommandmentswhichtheLORDcommandedMosesforthechildrenofIsraelonMountSinai.It’splaintoseethatintheHaftarahreadingJeremiahisprophesyingabouttheimpendingjudgmentthatAdonaiwillshortlybringuponJudahforbreakingthecovenant.

12. Leviticus26:30—Iwilldestroyyourhighplaces,cutdownyourincensealtars,andcastyourcarcassesonthelifelessformsofyouridols;andMysoulshallabhoryou.

13. Leviticus26:39—Alsothoseofyouwhoareleftshallwasteawayintheiriniquityinyourenemies’lands;alsointheirfathers’iniquities,whicharewiththem,theyshallwasteaway.40‘Butiftheyconfesstheiriniquityandtheiniquityoftheirfathers,withtheirunfaithfulnessinwhichtheywereunfaithfultoMe,andthattheyalsohavewalkedcontrarytoMe.

14. Leviticus26:16—‘Ialsowilldothistoyou:Iwillevenappointterroroveryou,wastingdiseaseandfeverwhichshallconsumetheeyesandcausesorrowofheart.Andyoushallsowyourseedinvain,foryourenemiesshalleatit.’Leviticus26:36—‘Andasforthoseofyouwhoareleft,Iwillsendfaintnessintotheir

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heartsinthelandoftheirenemies;thesoundofashakenleafshallcausethemtoflee;theyshallfleeasthoughfleeingfromasword,andtheyshallfallwhennoonepursues.’Leviticus26:41—andthatIalsohavewalkedcontrarytothemandhavebroughtthemintothelandoftheirenemies;iftheiruncircumcisedheartsarehumbled,andtheyaccepttheirguilt.

15. Leviticus26:33—Iwillscatteryouamongthenationsanddrawoutaswordafteryou;yourlandshallbedesolateandyourcitieswaste.

16. Leviticus26:9—‘ForIwilllookonyoufavorablyandmakeyoufruitful,multiplyyouandconfirmMycovenantwithyou.’

17. Leviticus26:13—IamtheLORDyourGod,whobroughtyououtofthelandofEgypt,thatyoushouldnotbetheirslaves;Ihavebrokenthebandsofyouryokeandmadeyouwalkupright.

18. Leviticus26:44-45—“‘Yetforallthat,whentheyareinthelandoftheirenemies,Iwillnotcastthemaway,norshallIabhorthem,toutterlydestroythemandbreakMycovenantwiththem;forIamtheLORDtheirGod.45ButfortheirsakeIwillrememberthecovenantoftheirancestors,whomIbroughtoutofthelandofEgyptinthesightofthenations,thatImightbetheirGod:IamtheLORD.’”AdonaiwillregatherHispeoplefromallthenationsintowhichtheywerescattered,aswereadinDeuteronomy30:1-5—“Nowitshallcometopass,whenallthesethingscomeuponyou,theblessingandthecursewhichIhavesetbeforeyou,andyoucallthemtomindamongallthenationswheretheLORDyourGoddrivesyou,2andyoureturntotheLORDyourGodandobeyHisvoice,accordingtoallthatIcommandyoutoday,youandyourchildren,withallyourheartandwithallyoursoul,3thattheLORDyourGodwillbringyoubackfromcaptivity,andhavecompassiononyou,andgatheryouagainfromallthenationswheretheLORDyourGodwillgatheryou,andfromthereHewillbringyou.5ThentheLORDyourGodwillbringyoutothelandwhichyourfatherspossessed,andyoushallpossessit.Hewillprosperyouandmultiplyyoumorethanyourfathers.

19. Leviticus26:17a—IwillsetMyfaceagainstyou,andyoushallbedefeatedbyyourenemies.Leviticus26:22—Iwillalsosendwildbeastsamongyou,whichshallrobyouofyourchildren,destroyyourlivestock,andmakeyoufewinnumber;andyourhighwaysshallbedesolate.Leviticus26:25—AndIwillbringaswordagainstyouthatwillexecutethevengeanceofthecovenant;whenyouaregatheredtogetherwithinyourcitiesIwillsendpestilenceamongyou;andyoushallbedeliveredintothehandofyourenemy.

20. Leviticus26:30—Iwilldestroyyourhighplaces,cutdownyouincensealtars,andcastyourcarcassesonthelifelessformsofyouridols;andMysoulshallabhoryou.

21. Leviticus26:18—‘Andafterallthis,ifyoudonotobeyMe,thenIwillpunishyouseventimesmoreforyoursins.’Leviticus26:21—‘Then,ifyouwalkcontrarytoMe,andarenotwillingtoobeyMe,Iwillbringonyouseventimesmoreplagues,accordingtoyoursins.’Leviticus26:24—thenIalsowillwalkcontrarytoyou,andIwillpunishyouyetseventimesforyoursins.Leviticus26:28—thenIalsowillwalkcontrarytoyouinfury;andI,evenI,willchastiseyouseventimesforyoursins.

ApostolicReadingAnswers1. Leviticus26:46—ThesearethestatutesandjudgmentsandlawswhichtheLORDmadeHimselfandthe

childrenofIsraelonMountSinaibythehandofMoses.ChildrenappearsfourtimesintheTorahportion.2. Leviticus26:21—‘Then,ifyouwalkcontrarytoMe,andarenotwillingtoobeyMe,Iwillbringonyou

seventimesmoreplagues,accordingtoyoursins.’3. Leviticus26:25—AndIwillbringaswordagainstyouthatwillexecutethevengeanceofthecovenant;

whenyouaregatheredtogetherwithinyourcitiesIwillsendpestilenceamongyou;andyoushallbedeliveredintothehandoftheenemy.

4. Leviticus26:33—Iwillscatteryouamongthenationsanddrawoutaswordafteryou;yourlandshallbedesolateandyourcitieswaste.Thisisanoppositeconnection.

5. Leviticus26:22a—Iwillalsosendwildbeastsamongyou.Leviticus26:25—AndIwillbringaswordagainstyouthatwillexecutethevengeanceofthecovenant;whenyouaregatheredtogetherwithinyourcitiesIwillsendpestilenceamongyou;andyoushallbedeliveredintothehandoftheenemy.Leviticus26:36a—‘Andasforthoseofyouwhoareleft,Iwillsendfaintnessintotheirheartsinthelandsoftheirenemies.’

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6. Leviticus27:14a—‘AndwhenamandedicateshishousetobeholdtotheLORD,’andLeviticus27:15a—Ifhewhodedicateditwantstoredeemhishouse.

7. Leviticus26:22b—andyourhighwaysshallbedesolate.Leviticus26:33-35—Iwillscatteryouamongthenationsanddrawoutaswordafteryou;yourlandshallbedesolateandyourcitieswaste.34Thenthelandshallenjoyitssabbathsaslongasitliesdesolateandyouareinyourenemies’land;thenthelandshallrestandenjoyitssabbaths.35Aslongasitliesdesolateitshallrest—forthetimeitdidnotrestonyoursabbathswhenyoudweltinit.Leviticus26:43—Thelandalsoshallbeleftemptybythem,andwillenjoyitssabbathswhileitliesdesolatewithoutthem;theywillaccepttheirguilt,becausetheydespisedMyjudgmentsandbecausetheirsoulabhorredMystatutes.

8. Leviticus26:31—Iwilllayyourcitieswasteandbringyoursanctuariestodesolation,andIwillnotsmellthefragranceofyoursweetaromas.InthispassageinMatthew,YeshuaisprophesyingaboutthedestructionoftheTemplewhichoccurredabout40yearslaterin70AD.

9. Leviticus26:11-12—IwillsetMytabernacleamongyou,andMysoulshallnotabhoryou.12IwillwalkamongyouandbeyourGod,andyoushallbeMypeople.YeshuaisquotingPsalm118:26a—BlessedishewhocomesinthenameoftheLORD!InMatthew21:9(Thenthemultitudeswhowentbeforeandthosewhofollowedcriedout,saying:“HosannatotheSonofDavid!‘BlessedisHewhocomesinthenameoftheLORD!’Hosannainthehighest!”),thecrowdswerewellawareofthatverseinPsalms,astheywerewavingpalmbranchesandshouting,thinkingthatthefulfillmentofthisversewasathand.ButthefulfillmentoftheprophecythatYeshuawillreignasKingwillbeatHisreturn,theSecondComing,whenHewillonceagaindwellamongus,asintheGardenofEden.Revelation21:1-3—NowIsawanewheavenandanewearth,forthefirstheavenandthefirstearthhadpassedaway.Alsotherewasnomoresea.2ThenI,John,sawtheholycity,NewJerusalem,comingdownoutofheavenfromGod,preparedasabrideadornedforherhusband.3AndIheardaloudvoicefromheavensaying,“Behold,thetabernacleofGodiswithmen,andHewilldwellwiththem,andtheyshallbeHispeople.GodHimselfwillbewiththemandbetheirGod.”