Monthly Archives: October 2021

Genesis – TP #4 – Vayera Summary

Posted on October 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #4 – Vayera Summary

This Torah Portion is filled with some well-known stories. It begins with Abraham negotiating with God to spare Sodom for the sake of the righteous. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed anyway, and Lot and his daughters escape to the mountains. This portion also contains the story of the second time Abraham tells Sarah to say she is his sister and the birth of Isaac. Hagar and Ishmael are sent away from Abraham’s house and the portion ends with the story of the sacrifice of Isaac. That’s a lot crammed in five chapters.

Most of these stories are so recognizable that there is no need to summarize them here. Let’s just jump into each section.

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October 16, 2021 – Torah Portion #3

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Today’s Torah Portion:

Lech Lecha – Go From Your Land

Genesis 12:1 – 17:27

Haftarah:

Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16

New Testament:

John 8:51-58

Next Week’s Torah Portion:

Vayera – And He Appeared

Genesis 18:1-22:24

Haftarah:

2 Kings 4:1–37

New Testament:

Luke 17:28–37

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Genesis – TP #3.5 – Circumcision and The Promise

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Genesis 17:1,2 “Abram became ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am your God. Be pleasing in My presence and be blameless, 2and I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will increase you very much.”

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Genesis – TP #3.4 – Hagar and Sarai

Posted on October 14, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3.4 – Hagar and Sarai

Genesis 15:4 “And at once the voice of the Lord came to [Abram], saying, “[your house servant] will not be your heir, rather one who will come from you, he will be your heir.”

God promised Abram that the inheritance would be for his son. But Sarai was without children. Rather than talk to God about it, Sarai had a plan for Abram.

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Genesis – TP #3.3 – The Covenant

Posted on October 13, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3.3 – The Covenant

The Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. God promised that the heir of Abram would be Abram’s son and that his offspring would be as numerous as the stars in the heavens. Genesis 15:6 then records, “And Abram trusted God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

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Genesis – TP #3.2 – Abram and Lot Separate

Posted on October 12, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3.2 – Abram and Lot Separate

Abram again settled in the region of Bethel. His livestock had increased since last he was there. Lot also saw an increase in his livestock. The land was no longer able to sustain them both. Abram told Lot to choose a region to settle, and he would choose the opposite direction. Lot desired the land on the other side of the Jordan near Sodom and established himself there. Abram stayed in the land of Canaan.

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Genesis – TP #3.1 – Abram is Called

Posted on October 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3.1 – Abram is Called

We ended the last Torah Portion with the birth of Abram and the death of his father, Terah. Terah was 70 years old when he became a father, and he lived for 205 years. Genesis 12:4 tells us that Abram was 75 when he left Haran after his father died. That would mean that Terah was 130 years old when he fathered Abram. (205-75=130). Abram was not the firstborn of Terah. And, there would have been 60 years between the firstborn and Abram. Since Nahor took one of Haran’s daughters as his wife, we may be safe in saying that Haran was the oldest, Nahor was the middle child, and Abram was the youngest. But, it’s not possible to pinpoint the age of Terah at the birth of Nahor.

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Genesis – TP #3 – Lech Lecha Summary

Posted on October 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3 – Lech Lecha Summary

Six chapters encompass this portion. It begins with Abram leaving Haran after his father dies and going to the land of Canaan. From there, he goes to Egypt during a famine and returns to the same place he left in Canaan. Abram and Lot separate ways and Lot settles around Sodom. Abram goes to battle against some kings that attacked Sodom, and afterward, we meet Melchizedek. God promises Abram a son but after many years, Sarai gives her handmaid Hagar to Abram to father a son through her. God changes Abram’s name to Abraham and makes a covenant with Abraham. Then circumcision is given as a sign of the covenant. Sarai’s name is changed to Sarah and she is promised that she will be the one to have the promised son.

As you can see, a lot happens in these six chapters. Rather than giving a snippet of each section, we’ll save that for the posts to come.

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October 9, 2021 – Torah Portion #2

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Today’s Torah Portion:

Noach – Noah

Genesis 6:9 – 11:32

Haftarah:

Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5
Isaiah 66:1-24

New Testament:

Luke 17:20-27

Next Week’s Torah Portion:

Lech Lecha – Go From Your Land

Genesis 12:1 – 17:27

Haftarah:

Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16

New Testament:

John 8:51-58

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Genesis – TP #2.6 – Genealogy of Noah

Posted on October 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #2.6 – Genealogy of Noah

We’ve finally made it to the second genealogy of Genesis. But first, there is chapter 10 that tells us about the descendants of the sons of Noah. Chapter nine ends with the death of Noah, having lived nine hundred and fifty years. Life goes on, and the earth is populated through Noah’s sons.

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