#Rastafari #Sundays #Psalm103 #RSS #34 #Bamidbar 2023-05-21 lionofjudah @LOJS.org

THIS WEEK'S PORTION #34

Bamidbar | במדבר | "In the wilderness" ምድረ በዳ | m’d’re beda [midre beda]

1. TORAH READING

Numbers 1:1-4:20

1.1 First reading — Numbers 1:1–19

1.2 Second reading — Numbers 1:20–54

1.3 Third reading — Numbers 2:1–34

1.4 Fourth reading — Numbers 3:1–13

1.5 Fifth reading — Numbers 3:14–39

1.6 Sixth reading — Numbers 3:40–51

1.7 Seventh reading — Numbers 4:1–20

2. PROPHETS READING

Hosea 2:1-23

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Romans 9:22-33

PORTION OUTLINE - TORAH

Numbers 1:1 | The First Census of Israel

Numbers 2:1 | The Order of Encampment and Marching

Numbers 3:1 | The Sons of Aaron

Numbers 3:5 | The Duties of the Levites

Numbers 3:14 | A Census of the Levites

Numbers 3:40 | The Redemption of the Firstborn

Numbers 4:1 | The Kohathites

PORTION OUTLINE - PROPHETS

Hosea 2:2 | Israel's Infidelity, Punishment, and Redemption

The Hebrew name of the fourth book of the Torah (also the name of the first reading) is Bamidbar (במדבר), which means “In the wilderness.” It comes from the first words of the first verse, which say, “Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai” (Numbers 1:1).

In the New Jerusalem, there are twelve gates on which are written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. Everyone who enters the city must enter through one of those gates. There is no gate called "Gentiles."

COMMENTARY:

By their families, by their fathers' households ... (Numbers 1:2)

For Commentary: https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-portion