Rastafari Sabbatical Study Rss#5 #ChayeiSarah #Life of Sarah #BlackJews #LOJS

THIS WEEK'S PORTION #5

Chayei Sarah | חיי שרה | "Life of Sarah" | የሣራም እድሜ | yeSharam ‘Id’mey

1. TORAH READING

Genesis 23:1-25:18

2. PROPHETS READING

1 Kings 1:1-31

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Matt 1:1-17; 1 Cor 15:50-57

PORTION OUTLINE - TORAH

Genesis 23:1 | Sarah's Death and Burial

Genesis 24:1 | The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 25:1 | Abraham Marries Keturah

Genesis 25:7 | The Death of Abraham

Genesis 25:12 | Ishmael's Descendants

PORTION OUTLINE - PROPHETS

1 Kings 1:1 | The Struggle for the Succession

1 Kings 1:28 | The Accession of Solomon

PORTION COMMENTARY

BASHERT: THE REAL SOUL MATE

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: In our culture, we believe that a person should marry whoever he or she falls in love with. This is a bad plan. It is possible to fall in love with the wrong person. It is possible to fall in love with many wrong persons. Falling in love is a terrible criteria upon which to base a marriage. It would have been easy for Isaac to fall in love with any number of Canaanite girls. Why didn’t he? Because Abraham would not allow it. Abraham placed clear and specific limits around Isaac’s potential mates.

COMMENTARY: May she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. (Genesis 24:14)

Full Commentary: https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-reading-ends-11-14-20-copy/