PARASHAH VAYAKHEL STUDY NOTES (EXODUS 35:1-38:20) Week 22 VAYAKAHEL: And he assembled. Moses assembled the congregation of the people of Israel. HAKAM-LEV: Artistry meaning ~ Wise of Mind YAMAH: Meaning WEST toward the Mediterranean Sea as the Western boundary of Land of Israel ASAH: To make or to fashion ANOINT: To consecrate or make holy; …
PARASHAH KI TISSA (Exodus 30:11-34:35) Week 21 KI TISSA: When you take the census or the count. HA’OVER: Subject To or literally one who was not counted then CROSSES OVER AND IS COUNTED! COUNT: To Lift a Head, To Anoint, To Muster (each individual is important) It is not the big number Adonai sought but each …
PARASHAH TETZAVEH (Exodus 27:20-30:10) Week 20 TETZAVEH: “You shall order” KOHEN, KOHENIM: Priest, Priesthood The main function of the Priesthood was to serve the Lord, according to His instructions. KOHEN GADOL: The High Priest The High Priestly Line was from the Tribe of Levi, and made the Korban Chata’at or Sin Offerings for the Nation …
PARASHAH T’RUMAH (Exodus 25:1-27:19) Week 19 The Study of the Tabernacle is a perfect picture of God’s plan of redemption. The Study of the Tabernacle is a personal journey into the Holy of Holies. The Study of the Tabernacle is a SHADOW of the Throne of Adonai. The Three Chambers of the Tabernacle represent: …
PARASHAH MISHPATIM (Exodus 21:1-24:18) Week 18 MISHPATIM: Rules or Ordinances (MISHPATIM Lists 53 of the 613 Torah rulings) Civil law, criminal law, ritual law, financial law, family law! BEIN ADAM L’CHAVERO: Laws between man and his fellow man SHAPHAT: To Judge EVED: Slave, referring to an indentured Servant NEFESH TAHAT NEFESH: ‘Life for a Life’ …
PARASHAH YITRO (Exodus 18:1-20:23) Week 17 YITRO: Abundance (Jethro: Priest of Midian, the Father-in-law of Moses) JETHRO: Believed in the power of Adonai because of the GREAT DELIVERANCE of the Hebrew nation out of slavery; out of Egypt . He sacrificed animals to Adonai, and they were eaten by Moses, Aaron, Jethro and the elders …
PARASHAH B’SHALACH (Exodus 13:17-17:16) Week 16 B’SHALACH: After he had let go. “After Pharaoh had let the people go” YAD RAMAH: Hebrew meaning “with high arms”. They led out with arms high in strength! HITYATSEV: Hebrew military command meaning: “Report for duty!” NACHALA: Hebrew meaning ‘heritage’ as it describes inheritance of land. TESTIMONY: Referring to …
PARASHAH BO (EXODUS 10:1-13:16) Week 15 BO: GO The Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them.” QASHAH: HARDENED – CRUEL – STUBBORN Describing the deep heart-throb of …
PARASHAH VA’ERA STUDY NOTES (Exodus 6:2-9:35) Week 14 VA’ERA: “I appeared” (I am Adonai…I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as El Shaddai) EL: The Almighty…God of overpowering strength! EL SHADDAI: From the Hebrew word “shad” meaning “breast”; El Shaddai, our caring nourisher, and also from the Hebrew word “shadad” meaning to overpower, speaking of …
PARASHAH SH’MOT STUDY NOTES (Exodus 1:1-6:1) Week 13 SH’MOT: “Names” The first verse includes the names of the 12 Tribes of Isra’el (the sons of Jacob) YHVH: The tetragrammaton is the distinctive, personal name of the God of Israel. This Parashah is called SH’MOT or NAMES. The irony of this Parashah, called NAMES in the Book …