Rastafari Sabbath Study | Rss#9 | Vayeshev | And he dwelt | #BlackJews @LOJS

This Week's Portion #9

Vayeshev | וישב | "And he settled" በኖረበት…ተቀመጠ | Benorebet... teq’emmeT’e

1. Torah Reading

Genesis 37:1-40:23

2. Prophets Reading

Amos 2:6-3:8

3. New Testament Reading

Matt 1:1-6;16-25

Portion Outline – TORAH

Genesis 37:1 | Joseph Dreams of Greatness
Genesis 37:12 | Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers
Genesis 38:1 | Judah and Tamar
Genesis 39:1 | Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Genesis 40:1 | The Dreams of Two Prisoners

Portion Outline – PROPHETS

Amos 2:6 | Judgment on Israel
Amos 3:1 | Israel's Guilt and Punishment

Portion Commentary

The Temptation of Joseph

Thought for the Week: If a person falls prey to sexual temptation, he should immediately confess his sin, renounce it and start over. He should say to himself, I will begin again. In Messiah, I am a new creature. I will start over right now, cleansed of sin, a new creature in Yeshua, who removes my sin. Even if he needs to do this several times a day, a person should never give up the fight. Though you may stumble, never give up the fight.

Commentary:Sexual temptation is persistent. Especially for men, it seems to be the most common obstacle to living a life of godliness. Perhaps the average man does not need to worry about being harried by sexually deviant Egyptian women like Joseph was, but men are daily assaulted by all manner of temptation...

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