THE BULL FOR THE HIGH PRIEST AND FOR THE WHOLE CONGREGATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEVOTION IS TO SHOW THAT THE SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES OF THE HEART ARE MADE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD BECAUSE THEY ARE GROUNDED IN THE SATISFIED JUSTICE OF GOD—THE FATHER—THEREBY OPENING TO THE PENITENT SINNER THE UNFAILING MERCIES...
FI Y4 WK 23: PEKUDEI (Reckonings) A JOB WELL DONE
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: It is possible to obey the will of God. Therefore, let us unite to do it. The Torah passage (Exodus 39:32-43), VA’TEY’CHEL KOL—A’VO’DAT MISH’KAN O’HEL MOH’EYD Thus was finished all the work of the Tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting. VA’YA’ASU B’NEI YIS’RA’EL CE’KOL...
FI Y4 Wk. 26 P. SHEMINI (the eighth day) DEATH OF NADAB AND ABIHU—THE FEAR OF GOD
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: REVERENCE FOR GOD “Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the LORD...
FI Y4 WK 22 P. VA’YAK’HEL (he assembled) THE DOING OF THE GIFTING
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: GIFTING AND FAITH TO EXERCISE ONE’S GIFT ARE NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE ACTUAL WORK OF THE GIFTING IS ENGAGED AND BROUGHT TO COMPLETION. VA’YIKRA MOSHE ET—BE’TZAL’EL VE’ET—AH’HO’LI’AV VE’EL KOL—ISH ASHER CHA’CHAM—LEYV “Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab and every gifted artisan [and every man...
FI Y4 WK 21 – KI TISA (When you take) BETZALEL—CALLED BY NAME—A MAN OF GOD IN THE DESERT
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: God calls each of us personally, by name—which is our divinely affirmed identity in him—and endows us with the gifts that through their godly usage will cause us to fulfill our destiny. We should walk in the Spirit with Him—in the secret place beneath...
FI Y4 WK 19 P. TERUMAH (“PORTION”) The Human Sanctuary for God’s PRESENCE
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: The local gathering of God’s people is where the corporate Presence of God is made manifest. (As our LORD said, “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20) This is where miracles...
FI Y4 WK 17 P. YITRO (JETHRO) GOD IN THE CLOUD ON THE THIRD DAY
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: THE CLOUD AND THE THIRD DAY SPEAK TO DEEP ASPECTS OF THE NEW COVENANT, EMBEDDED IN THE TORAH AND DISPLAYED IN THE LIFE OUR OF LORD YESHUA. THE NEW COVENANT SPEAKS SPECIFICIALLY TO THE INTERIOR DIMENSION OF THE TORAH WHICH WAS GIVEN AT SINAI...
FI Y4 WK 16: B’SHALACH (When he sent)
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS GOD WEAVES THE STRANDS OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT THE WHOLE FAMILY OF GOD GOES UP TOGETHER TO OUR JOINT INHERITANCE. EXODUS 13:19: “And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying,...
FI Y4 WK 15 BO (Go) GOD’S SIGNS
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: GOD WORKS SIGNS AND WONDERS IN ORDER TO MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN AND TO TEACH HUMANITY BY SUPERNATURAL MEANS THAT CANNOT BE MISTAKEN FOR MERELY NATURAL KNOWLEDGE. VA’YOMER YHVH EL-MOSHE BO EL-PAROH CI-ANI HICH’BAD’TI ET-LIBO VE’ET-LEYV AVA’DAIV LE’MA’AN SHITI O’TO’TAI EY’LEH B’KIR’BO “And the LORD...
FI Y4 WK 14 VA’YEIRA (I APPEARED): THE LORD, OUR DELIVERER FROM SUFFERING
THE THEME OF THIS DEVOTION IS: GOD WHO FEELS OUR SUFFERING DELIVERS US BY HIS MIGHTY HAND AND HIS OUTSTRETCHED ARM. Exodus 6:2-7, “And God spoke to Moses and said to him: I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty [EL SHADDAI], but...