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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.
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.
