פרשת השבוע Parasha of the Week

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האזינו

Haazinu

"Give Ear"

האזנה & איזון & השלמה

Listening & Balance & Completion

דברים לב:א-נב

Deuteronomy 32:1-52

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Moshe calls heaven & earth to witness the words he speaks in ears of the people praising God's greatness & fairness & loving nurture of Israel, lamenting Israel's complacency & idolatry provoking God's anger, promising downfall of Israel's corrupt enemies and atonement of the Land, encouraging application to heart & instruction of children & performance of words of Torah; on that same day HaShem tells Moshe to ascend Mount Nevo to see the Land then die and be gathered to his people (as had Aaron), Moshe not allowed to enter Land because of not sanctifying HaShem among the people at Kadesh

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כִּ֠י לֹֽא־דָבָ֨ר רֵ֥ק הוּא֙ מִכֶּ֔ם

כִּי־ה֖וּא חַיֵּיכֶ֑ם

וּבַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙

עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה

אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֧ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ

דברים לב:מז

"For this is not an empty word from you,

for it is your life;

and through this Word you will prolong your days

on the Land

that you cross over the Jordan there to inherit it."

Deuteronomy 32:47

שמואל ב כב:א-נא

2 Samuel 22:1-51

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David's song of thanksgiving praising HaShem for hearing his prayer and delivering him from enemies & Saul, exalting God for rewarding his faith & following decrees with protection & strength & salvation

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כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה נֵירִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה

וַיהוָ֖ה יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי

שמואל ב כב:כט

"For you are my lamp, HaShem;

and HaShem will lighten my darkness."

2 Samuel 22:29

 הכרזת יוחנן כ:א-לא

John 20:1-31

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early on first day of week Miryam of Magdala finds stone removed from tomb then runs to tell others that Yeshua's body was taken, Peter & another talmid find strips of linen & folded burial cloth then believe but do not fully understand, Miryam stands outside crying then sees two angels in white where Yeshua's body had been, Yeshua appears then Miryam joyfully recognizes him after he speaks her name, Yeshua tells Miryam he is returning to God, Miryam runs to inform the talmidim, Yeshua appears that evening and shows them his hands & side then blesses them with Shalom and breathes on them to impart the Holy Spirit, Thomas at first doubts then believes when he sees & feels for himself Yeshua in resurrected form, Yeshua does many other miraculous signs not recorded in this book

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  גַּם אֵלֶּה שֶׁכְּתוּבִים

הֲרֵי כְּדֵי שֶׁתַּאֲמִינוּ

כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ

בֶּן-הָאֱלֹהִים

וְכַאֲשֶׁר תַּאֲמִינוּ

יִהְיִוּ לָכֶם בִּשְׁמוֹ חַיֵּי עוֹלָם

הכרזת יוחנן כ:לא

"Indeed these things are written

so that you may believe

that Yeshua is the Messiah,

the Son of God,

and when you believe,

you will have eternal life in his name."

John 20:31

 אגרת שאול אל הרומים י:יד - יא:יב

Romans 10:14 - 11:12

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Paul expresses importance of sharing (as in"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of heralds of Shalom and good news" from Isaiah 52:7) so others can hear & believe, declares that faith & obedience come from hearing the Word, explains that not all Israel understands and God's revelation reaches other nations (as in "I was seen by those who did not seek me; and I was found by those who did not ask about me" from Isaiah 65:1), clarifies that God will never reject His people and there is a remnant of Israel chosen by grace (as in "Behold, I have reserved for myself 7,000 who have not bent their knees and have not worshipped Baal" from God's words to Eliyahu in 1 Kings 19:18), declares that salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious

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וְאִם הִכָּשְׁלוּתָם הָיְתָה עֹשֶׁר לָעוֹלָם

וְחִיּוּבָם עֹשֶׁר לַגּוֹיִים

לֹא-כָּל-שֶׁכֵּן הַשְׁלָמָתָם?

אגרת שאול אל הרומים יא:יב

"And if their stumbling was wealth to the world,

and their obligation wealth to the Gentiles,

how much more so is their completion?"

Romans 11:12