Post by alon on Aug 17, 2019 8:14:47 GMT -8
From Mark:
Par’shah: 45.2
Name of Par’shah: Va’etchanan (I pleaded)
Par’shah: D’varim 3:23-7:11
Haftarah: Yesha’yahu 40:1-26
Brit Chadashah: Mattityahu 4:1-11; 22:33-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 4:1-13; 10:25-37; Acts 13:13-43; Romans 3:27-31; 1 Timothy 2:4-6; Ya’akov 2:14-26; and all the readings for Par’shah 17
D’rash:
D’varim 4:9a---Only be careful, and watch yourselves diligently as long as you live, so that you won’t forget what you saw with your own eyes, so that these things won’t vanish from your hearts.
Moshe’s life was nearing its end and he writes D’varim for the purpose of preparing the people of Yisra’el to successfully conquer the land of Kena’an and to maintain that success afterwards. Two main themes are the summary and review of
and the need for diligent attention and care to not stray from it. Even in the Land of Milk and Honey there would be temptations that could-+ sidetrack and rob them of their trust and faith in HaShem.
Hebrews 3:12-13---Watch out, brothers, so that there will not be in any of you an evil heart lacking trust, which could lead you to apostatize from the Living G-d! Instead, keep exhorting each other every day, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you will become hardened by the deceit of sin.
Similar instructions can be found in D’varim 6:6-8 where one was to memorize His Words, teach them to their children, talk about them to each other often, and “tie them on one’s hand and forehead, and write them on the doorposts of one’s house and gates”; i.e., have it constantly before you as a reminder to do them. Moshe repeats these warnings to the people in other parts of this book such as D’varim 4:15-19a, 23, 25-28; 7:1-4. There are many such warnings throughout the Tanakh and the Brit Chadashah as well. I will use Yeshua’s discourse in Luke 12:35-13:9 as an example (Please read to familiarize yourselves).
Luke 12:35-38--- Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit, like people waiting for their master’s return after a wedding feast; so that when he comes and knocks, they will open the door for him without delay (verses 35-36).
The parable of the ten bridesmaids is a similar illustration (Mattityahu 25:1-12). The point here is if we don’t practice due spiritual diligence, we may find ourselves in the position of the five foolish bridesmaids, being low on oil or possibly empty; that is, we will find ourselves unexpectedly far from than what we should have been.
Luke 12:39-48: Here, Yeshua applies His teaching on preparedness specifically to spiritual leaders, who are to be diligent and faithful to those they lead and to themselves, for they will be judged more severely (Ya’akov 3:1).
Luke 12:49-53: Yeshua warns that following Him can and will create varying levels of conflict in relationships, particularly with family members (see Yirmeyahu 12:6). Today, as followers of Messianic Judaism, many have experienced this conflict over such mitzvot as Shabbat, the Kosher Diet and the Feasts. Determination will be needed to avoid being drawn back into pagan ways.
Luke 12:54-59: Yeshua comments to His audience how well they interpret natural signs to predict the weather but fail to interpret the present spiritual signs of the Kingdom. His illustration of settling a lawsuit with an accuser before bringing it to court is really about settling issues on salvation before meeting Him on the Last Day. Since all judgement is given to Him (Yochanan 5:22), each person needs to heed this warning and make things right with Him in this life before that Day (Philippians 2:12-13).
Luke 13:1-9: There was likely a prevalent belief that if bad things happen to an individual, that person must have been a bad sinner (there is some truth to this). Yeshua spends little time correcting this notion and redirects his listeners on the need to repent and turn to YHVH. It is a wonder how some people are quick to judge others, especially sincere believers, on their faults without reflecting on whether they themselves are even in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5). Yeshua then continues with an illustration of a fig tree planted in a vineyard yet not yielding fruit in the expected time. Like most fruit trees, there is time needed for it to mature before harvesting any of its fruit, and this can be said of new believers to the faith. But after a while, even past the expected time, the grace period will end and discipline will need to be administered towards those who have not shown the fruits of a changed life. This fig tree may appear healthy in all other aspects such as rich foliage and we could correspond this to an outward show of religion: these may express themselves in worship with closed eyes and upraised hands, be involved in good works, even accurately teaching the Scriptures yet without the fruit of a holy life before HaShem (Yesha’yahu 1:11-15; Mattityahu 23:23-28). There is another illustration with the tares (Mattityahu 13:24-30; 36-43), where they look like the wheat, until the heads form and reveal the fruit of a useless and sometimes toxic harvest.
If we desire to live for HaShem we must live according to His rules and not of those that we, or others, have devised that would come into conflict with them. As in a race, we run to win yet within the prescribed course of Scriptural boundaries (see 1 Corinthians 9:23-27).
D’varim 6:25---It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to obey all these mitzvot before Adonai our G-d, just as He ordered us to do.
References: Scriptures taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, copyright 1998 by David H. Stern
MRD
Par’shah: 45.2
Name of Par’shah: Va’etchanan (I pleaded)
Par’shah: D’varim 3:23-7:11
Haftarah: Yesha’yahu 40:1-26
Brit Chadashah: Mattityahu 4:1-11; 22:33-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 4:1-13; 10:25-37; Acts 13:13-43; Romans 3:27-31; 1 Timothy 2:4-6; Ya’akov 2:14-26; and all the readings for Par’shah 17
D’rash:
D’varim 4:9a---Only be careful, and watch yourselves diligently as long as you live, so that you won’t forget what you saw with your own eyes, so that these things won’t vanish from your hearts.
Moshe’s life was nearing its end and he writes D’varim for the purpose of preparing the people of Yisra’el to successfully conquer the land of Kena’an and to maintain that success afterwards. Two main themes are the summary and review of
and the need for diligent attention and care to not stray from it. Even in the Land of Milk and Honey there would be temptations that could-+ sidetrack and rob them of their trust and faith in HaShem.Hebrews 3:12-13---Watch out, brothers, so that there will not be in any of you an evil heart lacking trust, which could lead you to apostatize from the Living G-d! Instead, keep exhorting each other every day, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you will become hardened by the deceit of sin.
Similar instructions can be found in D’varim 6:6-8 where one was to memorize His Words, teach them to their children, talk about them to each other often, and “tie them on one’s hand and forehead, and write them on the doorposts of one’s house and gates”; i.e., have it constantly before you as a reminder to do them. Moshe repeats these warnings to the people in other parts of this book such as D’varim 4:15-19a, 23, 25-28; 7:1-4. There are many such warnings throughout the Tanakh and the Brit Chadashah as well. I will use Yeshua’s discourse in Luke 12:35-13:9 as an example (Please read to familiarize yourselves).
Luke 12:35-38--- Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit, like people waiting for their master’s return after a wedding feast; so that when he comes and knocks, they will open the door for him without delay (verses 35-36).
The parable of the ten bridesmaids is a similar illustration (Mattityahu 25:1-12). The point here is if we don’t practice due spiritual diligence, we may find ourselves in the position of the five foolish bridesmaids, being low on oil or possibly empty; that is, we will find ourselves unexpectedly far from
than what we should have been.Luke 12:39-48: Here, Yeshua applies His teaching on preparedness specifically to spiritual leaders, who are to be diligent and faithful to those they lead and to themselves, for they will be judged more severely (Ya’akov 3:1).
Luke 12:49-53: Yeshua warns that following Him can and will create varying levels of conflict in relationships, particularly with family members (see Yirmeyahu 12:6). Today, as followers of Messianic Judaism, many have experienced this conflict over such mitzvot as Shabbat, the Kosher Diet and the Feasts. Determination will be needed to avoid being drawn back into pagan ways.
Luke 12:54-59: Yeshua comments to His audience how well they interpret natural signs to predict the weather but fail to interpret the present spiritual signs of the Kingdom. His illustration of settling a lawsuit with an accuser before bringing it to court is really about settling issues on salvation before meeting Him on the Last Day. Since all judgement is given to Him (Yochanan 5:22), each person needs to heed this warning and make things right with Him in this life before that Day (Philippians 2:12-13).
Luke 13:1-9: There was likely a prevalent belief that if bad things happen to an individual, that person must have been a bad sinner (there is some truth to this). Yeshua spends little time correcting this notion and redirects his listeners on the need to repent and turn to YHVH. It is a wonder how some people are quick to judge others, especially sincere believers, on their faults without reflecting on whether they themselves are even in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5). Yeshua then continues with an illustration of a fig tree planted in a vineyard yet not yielding fruit in the expected time. Like most fruit trees, there is time needed for it to mature before harvesting any of its fruit, and this can be said of new believers to the faith. But after a while, even past the expected time, the grace period will end and discipline will need to be administered towards those who have not shown the fruits of a changed life. This fig tree may appear healthy in all other aspects such as rich foliage and we could correspond this to an outward show of religion: these may express themselves in worship with closed eyes and upraised hands, be involved in good works, even accurately teaching the Scriptures yet without the fruit of a holy life before HaShem (Yesha’yahu 1:11-15; Mattityahu 23:23-28). There is another illustration with the tares (Mattityahu 13:24-30; 36-43), where they look like the wheat, until the heads form and reveal the fruit of a useless and sometimes toxic harvest.
If we desire to live for HaShem we must live according to His rules and not of those that we, or others, have devised that would come into conflict with them. As in a race, we run to win yet within the prescribed course of Scriptural boundaries (see 1 Corinthians 9:23-27).
D’varim 6:25---It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to obey all these mitzvot before Adonai our G-d, just as He ordered us to do.
References: Scriptures taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, copyright 1998 by David H. Stern
MRD
