Rastafari Sabbath Study Rss#18 #Mishpatim #Judgments #BlackJews @LOJS

This Week's Portion #18

Mishpatim | משפטים | "Judgments" ሥርዓት | Sh’r‘At [Shirat]

1. Torah Reading

Exodus 21:1-24:18

2. Prophets Reading

Jeremiah 34:8-22; 33:25-26

3. New Testament Reading

Matt 5:33-42; Matt 17:1-11

Portion Outline - TORAH

Exodus 21:1 | The Law concerning Slaves
Exodus 21:12 | The Law concerning Violence
Exodus 21:28 | Laws concerning Property
Exodus 22:1 | Laws of Restitution
Exodus 22:16 | Social and Religious Laws
Exodus 23:1 | Justice for All
Exodus 23:10 | Sabbatical Year and Sabbath
Exodus 23:14 | The Annual Festivals
Exodus 23:20 | The Conquest of Canaan Promised
Exodus 24:1 | The Blood of the Covenant
Exodus 24:9 | On the Mountain with God

Portion Outline - PROPHETS

Jeremiah 34:8 | Treacherous Treatment of Slaves
Jeremiah 33:14 | The Righteous Branch and the Covenant with David

Portion Commentary

Grace vs. Law

Thought for the Week: Things get backward if we start to believe that we must keep God’s Law in order to be saved. Instead, we should keep God’s Law because we are saved.

Commentary: This week’s Torah portion contains a lot of laws. Exodus 21–23 reads like an ancient legal code. Of the 613 commandments that the sages traditionally derive from the Torah, more than fifty of them are found in this week’s portion.