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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.

For Commentary: https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-reading-18/