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THIS WEEK'S PORTION #33

Bechukotai | בחקותי | "In my statutes" በሥርዓቴ | beSh’r‘Atey [besrAtey]
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1. TORAH READING

Leviticus 26:3-27:34

1.1 First reading — Leviticus 26:3–5

1.2 Second reading — Leviticus 26:6–9

1.3 Third reading — Leviticus 26:10–46

1.4 Fourth reading — Leviticus 27:1–15

1.5 Fifth reading — Leviticus 27:16–21

1.6 Sixth reading — Leviticus 27:22–28

1.7 Seventh reading — Leviticus 27:29–34

2. PROPHETS READING

Jeremiah 16:19-17:14

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Matthew 21:33-46

PORTION OUTLINE - TORAH

Leviticus 26:14 | Penalties for Disobedience

Leviticus 27:1 | Votive Offerings

PORTION OUTLINE - PROPHETS

Jeremiah 16:14 | God Will Restore Israel

Jeremiah 17:1 | Judah's Sin and Punishment

Jeremiah 17:14 | Jeremiah Prays for Vindication

Jeremiah 17:19 | Hallow the Sabbath Day

Bechukotai The last reading from the book of Leviticus is called Bechukotai (בחקותי), which means “In My Statutes.” The name comes from the first verse of the reading, which begins with the words “If you walk in My statutes ...” (Leviticus 26:3). 

In Torah the distinctions between physical and spiritual are not so clear. The whole physical world is spiritual because God created it. The physical world was created out of the spiritual and the spiritual is inherently present in all.

If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out ... (Leviticus 26:3)https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-reading-33/