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THIS WEEK'S PORTION #32

Behar | בהר | "On the mountain" (በሲና) ተራራ | (beSina) Terrara

TORAH READING

Leviticus 25:1-26:2

2. PROPHETS READING

Jeremiah 32:6-27

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Luke 4:14-21

PORTION OUTLINE - TORAH

Leviticus 25:1 | The Sabbatical Year

Leviticus 25:8 | The Year of Jubilee

Leviticus 26:1 | Rewards for Obedience

PORTION OUTLINE - PROPHETS

Jeremiah 32:1 | Jeremiah Buys a Field During the Siege

Jeremiah 32:16 | Jeremiah Prays for Understanding

Jeremiah 32:26 | God's Assurance of the People's Return

PORTION COMMENTARY - BEHAR

THE JUBILEE YEAR

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

The sabbatical year and Jubilee law reminds us that, ultimately, everything belongs to God. We do not really own anything. Instead, "The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains" (Psalm 24:1). In Western society it is easy to get caught in the trap of materialism. We unconsciously measure our quality of life based on the value of our possessions. A person cannot truly own things. We are just short-term borrowers.

COMMENTARY:

You are also to count off seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years, so that you have the time of the seven sabbaths of years, namely, forty-nine years. (Leviticus 25:8)

For Commentary: https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-reading-ends-5-21-22/