The first of the 10 Commandments is… Exodus 20:3, Do not have other gods besides me. Does this verse suggest that there are other gods competing with the true God for our devotion? The son of a
Continue reading...41 Wilderness (Yeshimon) Yahweh your God, who is going ahead of you, will fight on your behalf, just as he accomplished all those things for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and likewise in the desert,
Continue reading...40 Ordeals (Massot) Or has God ever tried to go and take for himself a nation from the very bowels of another nation, by means of ordeals, signs, wonders, war, a mighty hand, an outstretched arm and great
Continue reading...39 A Prophet Like Moshe (Nabi K’Mosheh) Since that time there has not arisen in Isra’el a prophet like Moshe, whom Yahweh knew face to face. What signs and wonders Yahweh sent him to perform
Continue reading...38 Spirit of Wisdom (Ruach Chak’mah) Y’hoshua the son of Nun was full of the Spirit of wisdom, for Moshe had laid his hands on him, and the people of Isra’el heeded him and did what Yahweh had
Continue reading...37 Mourned (Vayiv’ku) Moshe was 120 years old when he died, with eyes undimmed and vigor undiminished. The people of Isra’el mourned Moshe on the plains of Mo’av for thirty days; after this, the
Continue reading...36 All the Land (Kal-et Haaretz) Moshe ascended from the plains of Mo’av to Mount N’vo, to the summit of Pisgah, across from Yericho. There Yahweh showed him all the land — Gil‘ad as far as Dan, all
Continue reading...35 This is the Blessing (V’zoth Hab’rakah) This is the blessing that Moshe, the man of God, spoke over the people of Isra’el before his death: “Yahweh came from Sinai; from Se‘ir he dawned
Continue reading...34 This Song (Hashirah) “For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh. Come, declare the greatness of our God! The Rock! His work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A trustworthy God who does no wrong, he
Continue reading...33 Joshua (Y’hoshua) Next Moshe summoned Y’hoshua and, in the sight of all Isra’el, said to him, “Be strong, be bold, for you are going with this people into the land Yahweh swore to their ancestors
Continue reading...32 He Circumcises (Umal) Then Yahweh your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your children, so that you will love Yahweh your God with all your heart and all your being, and thus you
Continue reading...31 Things Hidden (Hanas’tarot) Then Moshe summoned all Isra’el and said to them, “You saw everything Yahweh did before your eyes in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his servants and to all
Continue reading...30 Blessings (Hab’rakoth) Yahweh will make you the head and not the tail; and you will be only above, never below — if you will listen to, observe and obey the mitzvot of Yahweh your God. (D’varim
Continue reading...29 Cursed (Arur) When you have crossed the Yarden, you are to set up these stones, as I am ordering you today, on Mount ‘Eival; and put plaster on them. There you are to erect an altar to Yahweh your
Continue reading...28 Firstfruits (Reshith) Then, in the presence of Yahweh your God, you are to say, ‘My ancestor was a nomad from Aram. He went down into Egypt few in number and stayed. There he became a great, strong,
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