Kol Yisrael Torah and Prophecy
Bible Studies for the Two Houses of Israel
Author: Brian SomersTorah: Leviticus 6:8 – 8:36Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21 – 8:3, 9:23-24Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Hebrews 9:11-28 This parashah is primarily focused on the duties of Aaron and his sons, collectively the Aaronids, and their fellow Levites. I do not and will not presume to instruct the Aaronids and Levites in their duties. So there is not thatContinue reading Tsav – 24
Torah: Leviticus 1:1 – 6:7Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Hebrews 10:1-18 We begin the third book of the five books of Moses, also known as the Torah or the Pentateuch (Greek). It’s called Leviticus and is primarily written to the tribe of Levi, both the priestly Aaronids (sons of Aaron) and the regular Levites. Frankly,Continue reading Vayikra – 23
vaYakhel Torah: Exodus 35:1 – 38:20Haftarah: I Kings 7:13-26, 40-50Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Hebrews 9:1-11 P’kudei Torah: Exodus 38:21 – 40:38Haftarah: I Kings 7:51 – 8:21Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Hebrews 8:1-12 This week is the first double portion of the Torah reading cycle for 2020-2021. For convenience, I will treat both of them as a single portion.Continue reading vaYakhel/P’kudei – 22
Torah: Exodus 30:11 – 34:35Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-39Brit Chadassah/New Testament: II Corinthians 3:1-18 In this portion, we will learn about several mitzvot, mishpatim and chuqqim. Some of these apply only to the Aaronids, the sons directly descended from Aaron. The relevance of these is two-fold: the Aaronids must know about them to perform their duties,Continue reading Ki Tisa – 21
Torah: Exodus 27:20 – 30:10Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27New Testament/Brit Chadassah: Hebrews 13:10-16 In the last parashah T’rumah, we touched lightly on the design and construction of the Tabernacle (Mishkan, in Hebrew). In this week’s parashah, the garments, food and consecration of the priests and the altar of incense are described. At the time of this writing,Continue reading T’tsaveh – 20
Torah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19Haftarah: I Kings 5:26 – 6:13Brit Chadassah/New Testament: Matthew 17:1-11 In the previous two portions, Yitro and Mishpatim, we studied the covenantal terms made between Yeshua and all Israel. Those terms provided the foundation upon which the house of Israel were to walk. Now and for the next several chapters, weContinue reading T’rumah – 19
Torah: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26New Testament/Brit Chadassah: Matthew 17:1-11 The Ten Commandments of Exodus 20 is widely known within both Judaism and Christianity. While different groups will number the Commandments somewhat differently, that’s a very minor issue compared to the fact that the Covenant as a whole starts with the First CommandmentContinue reading Mishpatim – 18
While browsing the Barnes and Noble online bookstore, I came across a series of books by a Messianic Jewish author that I hadn’t heard of before whose name is Tov Rose. I ordered several of his books. This is the first one that I read and am reviewing. The others will come in due time.Continue reading Book Review: The Baptism of Jesus from a Jewish Perspective
Torah: Exodus 18:1 – 20:26Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 – 7:6, 9:6-7New Testament/Brit Chadassah: Matthew 5:8-20 After the stories of Genesis and the destruction of the Egyptian war host in the Red Sea, we come now to Yitro. In this parashah and going forward, we will be examining many concepts and rules that Hebrew Israelite men needContinue reading Yitro – 17
In February 2021, I was taking notes in preparation for writing the weekly commentary for Yitro (Exodus 18:1 – 20:26). While going over the text to identify passages to discuss related to applied leadership in the family, I paused to look closely at Exodus 19:3-8. Let’s look at this passage. 3 Then Moses went upContinue reading The Voice of the Lord