Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect: all His ways are judgments: an Elohim of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He. C-MATS Question: Is יהוה’s judgment fair to the righteous and the wicked? Even though יהוה is strong like a rock, when He brings judgment upon those who disobey His will, He does not …
VAYELECH (and he went)
Deuteronomy 31:1 And Moses went and spoke אֶת־ these words to all Israel. 2 And he said to them, I am 120 years old this day; I cannot go out and come in anymore: and ויהוה said to me, You will not cross over אֶת־ the Jordan this day. C-MATS Question: Why did Moses say “I am 120 years old …
NITZAVIM (you are standing)
Deuteronomy 29:10 אתם You stand this day before יהוה your Elohim; your captains of your tribes, your elders and your officers and all the men of Israel. C-MATS Question: What is important about the verse, “אתם You stand this day before יהוה your Elohim”? You have provoked the Omnipresent to anger many times, yet He has not made an end …
KI TAVO (when you enter in)
Moses continues his last speech to the Israelites. He instructs the Israelites regarding the first fruit offering; Moses then lists the blessings for keeping the commandments and the punishments for disobeying them. Deuteronomy 26:1 After you come into the land which יהוה your Elohim gives you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and you live there; 2 …
Ki Tetze (when you go) out to war
Seventy-four of the Torah’s 613 commandments are in this lesson. These include the laws of war captives, the inheritance rights of the firstborn, the wayward and rebellious son, burial of the dead, returning a lost object, protection of animal species, keeping your property safe from possible accidents, and the various forms of forbidden plant and animal hybrids. Deuteronomy 21:15 If a …