Isa 2:3-5 And many peoples shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of יהוה, to the House of the Elohim of Yaʽaqoḇ, and let Him teach us His ways, and let us walk in His paths, for out of Tsiyon comes forth the Torah, and the Word of יהוה from Yerushalayim.” Footnote: His ways, His paths, the teaching and the Word of יהוה are used synonymously.
4 And He shall judge between the nations, and shall reprove many peoples. And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither teach battle any more.
5 O house of Yaʽaqoḇ, come and let us walk in the light of יהוה.
Weekly reading:
Parashah: Lech-Lecha Gen 12:1-17:27
Haftorah: Isa 40:27-41:16
Suggested HaBerith HaChadashah Reading: Rom 4:1-25
Gen 12:1-20 And יהוה said to Aḇram, “Go yourself out of your land, from your relatives and from your father’s house, to a land which I show you.
2 “And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!
3 “And I shall bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you. And in you all the clans of the earth shall be blessed.”
4 So Aḇram left, as יהוה had commanded him, and Lot went with him. And Aḇram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Ḥaran.
5 And Aḇram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the beings whom they had acquired in Ḥaran, and they set out for the land of Kenaʽan. And they came to the land of Kenaʽan.
6 And Aḇram passed through the land to the place of Sheḵem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. At that time the Kenaʽanites were in the land.
7 And יהוה appeared to Aḇram and said, “To your seed I give this land.” And he built there an altar to יהוה, who had appeared to him.
8 And from there he moved to the mountain east of Bĕyth Ěl, and he pitched his tent, with Bĕyth Ěl on the west and Ai on the east. And he built there an altar to יהוה, and called on the Name of יהוה.
9 And Aḇram set out, continuing toward the South.
10 And a scarcity of food came to be in the land, and Aḇram went down to Mitsrayim to dwell there, for the scarcity of food was severe in the land.
11 And it came to be, when he was close to entering Mitsrayim, that he said to Sarai his wife, “See, I know that you are a fair woman to look at.
12 “And it shall be, when the Mitsrites see you, that they shall say, ‘This is his wife.’ And they shall kill me, but let you live.
13 “Please say you are my sister, so that it shall be well with me for your sake, and my life be spared because of you.”
14 And it came to be, when Aḇram came into Mitsrayim, that the Mitsrites saw the woman, that she was very fair.
Second
15 And Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her before Pharaoh, and the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house.
16 And he treated Aḇram well for her sake, and he had sheep, and cattle, and male donkeys, and male and female servants, and female donkeys, and camels.
17 But יהוה plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Aḇram’s wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Aḇram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not inform me that she was your wife?
19 “Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? And so I was going to take her for my wife. Look, here is your wife, take her and go.”
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had.
Gen 13:1-18 And Aḇram went up from Mitsrayim into the South, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him.
2 And Aḇram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
3 And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bĕyth Ěl, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bĕyth Ěl and Ai,
4 to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Aḇram called on the Name of יהוה.
5 Now Lot, who went with Aḇram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
Third
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 And there was strife between the herdsmen of Aḇram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. And at that time the Kenaʽanites and the Perizzites dwelt in the land.
8 Then Aḇram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.
9 “Is not all the land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I go to the left.”
10 And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of the Yardĕn, that it was well watered everywhere – before יהוה destroyed Seḏom and Amorah – like the garden of יהוה, like the land of Mitsrayim as you go toward Tsoʽar.
11 So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Yardĕn, and Lot moved east. Thus they separated from each other,
12 Aḇram dwelling in the land of Kenaʽan, and Lot dwelling in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent as far as Seḏom.
13 But the men of Seḏom were evil and sinned before יהוה, exceedingly so.
14 And after Lot had separated from him, יהוה said to Aḇram, “Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,
15 for all the land which you see I shall give to you and your seed forever.
16 “And I shall make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that, if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your seed also could be counted.
17 “Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
18 So Aḇram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ, which are in Ḥeḇron, and built an altar there to יהוה.
Fourth
Gen 14:1-24 And it came to be in the days of Amraphel sovereign of Shinʽar, Aryoḵ sovereign of Ellasar, Keḏorlaʽomer sovereign of Ěylam, and Tiḏʽal sovereign of Goyim,
2 that they fought against Bera sovereign of Seḏom, Birsha sovereign of Amorah, Shinaḇ sovereign of Aḏmah, Shem’ĕḇer sovereign of Tseḇoyim, and the sovereign of Bela, that is Tsoʽar.
3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim, that is the Salt Sea.
4 Twelve years they served Keḏorlaʽomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year Keḏorlaʽomer and the sovereigns that were with him came and smote the Repha’im in Ashteroth Qarnayim, and the Zuzim in Ḥam, and the Ěmites in Shawĕh Qiryathayim,
6 and the Ḥorites in their mountain of Sĕʽir, as far as Ěl Paran, which is by the wilderness.
7 And they turned back and came to Ěn Mishpat, that is Qaḏĕsh, and smote all the country of the Amalĕqites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Ḥatsetson Tamar.
8 And the sovereign of Seḏom, and the sovereign of Amorah, and the sovereign of Aḏmah, and the sovereign of Tseḇoyim, and the sovereign of Bela, that is Tsoʽar, went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim,
9 against Keḏorlaʽomer sovereign of Ěylam, and Tiḏʽal sovereign of Goyim, and Amraphel sovereign of Shinʽar, and Aryoḵ sovereign of Ellasar – four sovereigns against five.
10 And the Valley of Siddim had many tar pits. And the sovereigns of Seḏom and Amorah fled and fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains.
11 And they took all the goods of Seḏom and Amorah, and all their food, and went away.
12 And they took Lot, Aḇram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Seḏom, and his goods, and left.
13 And one who had escaped came and informed Aḇram the Heḇrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and brother of Anĕr, and they had a covenant with Aḇram.
14 And when Aḇram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
15 And he and his servants divided against them by night, and smote them and pursued them as far as Ḥoḇah, which is on the left of Damascus.
16 So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.
17 And after his return from the defeat of Keḏorlaʽomer and the sovereigns who were with him, the sovereign of Seḏom came out to meet him at the Valley of Shawĕh, that is, the Sovereign’s Valley.
18 And Malkitseḏeq sovereign of Shalĕm brought out bread and wine. Now he was the priest of the Most High Ěl.
19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Aḇram of the Most High Ěl, Possessor of the heavens and earth.
20 “And blessed be the Most High Ěl who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tenth of all.
21 And the sovereign of Seḏom said to Aḇram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”
Fifth
22 But Aḇram said to the sovereign of Seḏom, “I have lifted my hand to יהוה, the Most High Ěl, the Possessor of the heavens and earth,
23 not to take a thread or a sandal strap or whatever is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Aḇram rich,’
24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Anĕr, Eshkol, and Mamrĕ. Let them take their portion.”
Gen 15:1-21 After these events the word of יהוה came to Aḇram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Aḇram. I am your shield, your reward is exceedingly great.”
2 And Aḇram said, “Master יהוה, what would You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliʽezer of Damascus?”
Gen 15:3 And Aḇram said, “See, You have given me no seed, and see, one born in my house is my heir!”
4 And see, the word of יהוה came to him, saying, “This one is not your heir, but he who comes from your own body is your heir.”
5 And He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward the heavens, and count the stars if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So are your seed.”
6 And he believed in יהוה, and He reckoned it to him for righteousness.
Sixth
7 And He said to him, “I am יהוה, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.”
8 And he said, “Master יהוה, whereby do I know that I possess it?”
9 And He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, and a three-year-old female goat, and a three-year-old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
10 And he took all these to Him and cut them in the middle, and placed each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds.
11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Aḇram drove them away.
12 And it came to be, when the sun was going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Aḇram, that see, a frightening great darkness fell upon him.
13 And He said to Aḇram, “Know for certain that your seed are to be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
14 “But the nation whom they serve I am going to judge, and afterward let them come out with great possessions.
15 “Now as for you, you are to go to your fathers in peace, you are to be buried at a good old age.
16 “Then, in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the crookedness of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
17 And it came to be, when the sun went down and it was dark, that see, a smoking oven and a burning torch passing between those pieces.
18 On the same day יהוה made a covenant with Aḇram, saying, “I have given this land to your seed, from the river of Mitsrayim to the great river, the River Euphrates,
19 with the Qĕynite, and the Qenizzite, and the Qaḏmonite,
20 and the Ḥittite, and the Perizzite, and the Repha’im,
21 and the Amorite, and the Kenaʽanite, and the Girgashite, and the Yeḇusite.”
Gen 16:1-16 And Sarai, Aḇram’s wife, had borne him no child. And she had a Mitsrite female servant whose name was Haḡar.
2 And Sarai said to Aḇram, “See, יהוה has kept me from bearing children. Please, go in to my female servant. It might be that I am built up by her.” And Aḇram listened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai, Aḇram’s wife, took Haḡar her female servant, the Mitsrite, and gave her to her husband Aḇram to be his wife, after Aḇram had dwelt ten years in the land of Kenaʽan.
4 And he went in to Haḡar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said to Aḇram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my female servant into your bosom. And when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Let יהוה judge between you and me.”
6 And Aḇram said to Sarai, “See, your female servant is in your hand, do to her what is good in your eyes.” And Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.
7 And the Messenger of יהוה found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur,
8 and He said, “Haḡar, Sarai’s female servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of Sarai, my mistress.”
9 And the Messenger of יהוה said to her, “Return to your mistress, and humble yourself under her hand.”
10 And the Messenger of יהוה said to her, “I am going to increase your seed greatly, too numerous to be counted.”
11 And the Messenger of יהוה said to her, “See, you are conceiving and bearing a son, and shall call his name Yishmaʽĕl, because יהוה has heard your affliction.
12 “And he is to be a wild man, his hand against every one and every one’s hand against him, and dwell over against all his brothers.”
13 And she called the Name of יהוה who spoke to her, “You are the Ěl who sees,” for she said, “Even here have I seen after Him who sees me?”
14 That is why the well was called Be’ĕr Laḥai Ro’i, see, it is between Qaḏĕsh and Bereḏ.
15 And Haḡar bore Aḇram a son, and Aḇram called the name of his son, whom Haḡar bore, Yishmaʽĕl.
16 And Aḇram was eighty-six years old when Haḡar bore Yishmaʽĕl to Aḇram.
Gen 17:1 And it came to be when Aḇram was ninety-nine years old, that יהוה appeared to Aḇram and said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai – walk before Me and be perfect1. Footnote: 1Messiah gives the same command in Mt. 5:48.
2 “And I give My covenant between Me and you, and shall greatly increase you.”
3 And Aḇram fell on his face, and Elohim spoke with him, saying,
4 “As for Me, look, My covenant is with you, and you shall become a father of many nations.
5 “And no longer is your name called Aḇram, but your name shall be Aḇraham, because I shall make you a father of many nations.
6 “And I shall make you bear fruit exceedingly, and make nations of you, and sovereigns shall come from you.
Seventh
7 “And I shall establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be Elohim to you and your seed after you.
8 “And I shall give to you and your seed after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Kenaʽan, as an everlasting possession. And I shall be their Elohim.”
9 And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for you, guard My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.
10 “This is My covenant which you guard between Me and you, and your seed after you: Every male child among you is to be circumcised.
11 “And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall become a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
12 “And a son of eight days is circumcised by you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with silver from any foreigner who is not of your seed.
13 “He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your silver, has to be circumcised. So shall My covenant be in your flesh, for an everlasting covenant.
14 “And an uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, his life shall be cut off from his people – he has broken My covenant.”
15 And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name.
16 “And I shall bless her and also give you a son by her. And I shall bless her, and she shall become nations – sovereigns of peoples are to be from her.”
17 And Aḇraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Is a child born to a man who is a hundred years old? Or is Sarah, who is ninety years old, to bear a child?”
18 And Aḇraham said to Elohim, “Oh, let Yishmaʽĕl live before You!”
19 And Elohim said, “No, Sarah your wife is truly bearing a son to you, and you shall call his name Yitsḥaq. And I shall establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
20 “And as for Yishmaʽĕl, I have heard you. See, I shall bless him, and shall make him bear fruit, and greatly increase him. He is to bring forth twelve princes, and I shall make him a great nation.
21 “But My covenant I establish with Yitsḥaq, whom Sarah is to bear to you at this set time next year.”
22 And when He had ended speaking with him, Elohim went up from Aḇraham.
23 And Aḇraham took Yishmaʽĕl his son, and all those born in his house and all those bought with his silver, every male among the men of Aḇraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that same day, as Elohim told him.
Maftier
24 And Aḇraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25 And Yishmaʽĕl his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26 Aḇraham and his son Yishmaʽĕl were circumcised that same day.
27 And all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with silver from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
From the 613 Mitswoth basic on ‘the counting’ of Philip Blackman:
2. Do: A male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after birth
Gen 17:9-10 And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for you, guard My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.
10 “This is My covenant which you guard between Me and you, and your seed after you: Every male child among you is to be circumcised.
(Gen 17:10) “This is My covenant which you guard between Me and you, and your seed after you: Every male child among you is to be circumcised.
(Gen 17:12) “And a son of eight days is circumcised by you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with silver from any foreigner who is not of your seed.
(Gen 17:13) “He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your silver, has to be circumcised. So shall My covenant be in your flesh, for an everlasting covenant.
(Gen 17:14) “And an uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, his life shall be cut off from his people – he has broken My covenant.”
(Gen 17:23) And Aḇraham took Yishmaʽĕl his son, and all those born in his house and all those bought with his silver, every male among the men of Aḇraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that same day, as Elohim told him.
(Gen 17:24) And Aḇraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
(Gen 17:25) And Yishmaʽĕl his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
(Gen 17:26) Aḇraham and his son Yishmaʽĕl were circumcised that same day.
(Gen 17:27) And all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with silver from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
(Gen 21:4) And Aḇraham circumcised his son Yitsḥaq when he was eight days old, as Elohim had commanded him.
(Exo 12:44) but any servant a man has bought for silver, when you have circumcised him, then let him eat of it.
(Exo 12:48) “And when a stranger sojourns with you and shall perform the Passover to יהוה, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and perform it, and he shall be as a native of the land. But let no uncircumcised eat of it.
(Lev 12:3) ‘And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin is circumcised.
(Jos 5:3) So Yehoshua made knives of flint for himself, and circumcised the sons of Yisra’ĕl at the Hill of Foreskins.
(Jos 5:4) And this is why Yehoshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Mitsrayim who were males, all the men of battle, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Mitsrayim.
(Jos 5:5) For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people who were born in the wilderness on the way as they came out of Mitsrayim had not been circumcised.
(Jos 5:7) And Yehoshua circumcised their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
(Jer 9:25) “See, the days are coming,” declares יהוה, “when I shall punish all circumcised with the uncircumcised –
(Luk 2:21) And when eight days were completed for Him to be circumcised, His Name was called יהושע, the Name given by the messenger before He was conceived in the womb.
(Act 7:8) “And He gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he brought forth Yitsḥaq and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Yitsḥaq brought forth Yaʽaqoḇ, and Yaʽaqoḇ brought forth the twelve ancestors.
(Act 15:1) And certain men came down from Yehuḏah and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised, according to the practice of Mosheh, you are unable to be saved.”
(Act 16:3) Sha’ul wished to have this one go with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Yehuḏim who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
(Rom 3:30) since it is one Elohim who shall declare right the circumcised by belief and the uncircumcised through belief.
(Rom 4:9) Is this blessing then upon the circumcised only, or also upon the uncircumcised? For we affirm: Belief was reckoned unto Aḇraham for righteousness.
(Rom 15:8) And I say that יהושע Messiah has become a servant of the circumcised for the truth of Elohim, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
(1Co 7:18) Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.
(Gal 2:3) But not even Titus who was with me, though a Greek was compelled to be circumcised.
(Gal 2:7) But on the contrary, when they saw that the Good News to the uncircumcised had been entrusted to me, even as Kĕpha to the circumcised –
(Gal 2:8) for He who worked in Kĕpha to make him an emissary to the circumcised also worked in me for the gentiles.
(Gal 2:9) So when Yaʽaqoḇ, Kĕpha, and Yoḥanan, who seemed to be supports, came to know the favour that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnaḇah the right hand of fellowship, in order that we go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised,
(Gal 5:2) See, I, Sha’ul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Messiah shall be of no use to you.
(Gal 5:3) And I witness again to every man being circumcised that he is a debtor to do the entire Torah.
(Gal 6:12) As many as wish to make a good show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they should not be persecuted for the stake of Messiah.
(Gal 6:13) For those who are circumcised do not even watch over the Torah, but they wish to have you circumcised so that they might boast in your flesh.
(Php 3:5) circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Yisra’ĕl, of the tribe of Binyamin, a Heḇrew of Heḇrews, according to Torah a Pharisee,
(Col 2:11) In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Messiah,
(Col 3:11) where there is not Greek and Yehuḏite, circumcised and uncircumcised, foreigner, Scythian, slave, free, but Messiah is all, and in all.
Haftorah: Isa 40:27-41:16
Isa 40:27-31 Why do you say, O Yaʽaqoḇ, and speak, O Yisra’ĕl, “My way is hidden from יהוה, and my rights are overlooked by my Elohim”?
28 Did you not know? Have you not heard? The everlasting Elohim, יהוה, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men stumble and fall,
31 but those who wait on יהוה renew their strength, they raise up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and do not faint.
Isa 41:1-16 “Be silent before Me, you coastlands, and let peoples renew their power! Let them come near, then let them speak. Let us come together for right-ruling.
2 “Who raised up the righteous one from the east, called him to His foot, gave the nations before him, and made sovereigns submit to him? He gave them as the dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow.
3 “He pursued them, passed over in safety, by a path that he had not gone with his feet.
4 “Who has performed and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, יהוה, am the first, and with the last I am He.’ ”
5 Coastlands see it and fear, the ends of the earth are afraid – they draw near and come.
6 Everyone helps his neighbour, and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 And the craftsman encourages the goldsmith. He who smooths with the hammer inspires him who strikes the anvil, saying of the joining, “It is good.” And he fastens it with nails, so it does not totter.
8 “But you, Yisra’ĕl, are My servant, Yaʽaqoḇ, whom I have chosen, the descendants of Aḇraham My friend,
9 whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest parts, and said to You, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall strengthen you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.’
11 “See, all those who raged against you are ashamed and blush, they are as non-existent. And the men who strive with you perish.
12 “You seek them but do not find them, those who struggle with you. Those who fight you are as non-existent, as naught.
13 “For I, יהוה your Elohim, am holding your right hand, saying to you, ‘Do not fear, I shall help you.’
14 “Do not fear, you worm Yaʽaqoḇ, you men of Yisra’ĕl! I shall help you,” declares יהוה and your Redeemer, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl.
15 “See, I shall make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth, let you thresh mountains and beat them small, and make hills like chaff.
16 “You winnow them, the wind lifts them up, and the whirlwind scatters them; but you, you rejoice in יהוה, and boast in the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl.
Suggested HaBerith HaChadashah Reading: Rom 4:1-25
Rom 4:1-25 What, then, shall we say Aḇraham our father, to have found, according to the flesh?
2 For if Aḇraham was declared right by works, he has ground for boasting, but not before Elohim.
3 For what does the Scripture say? “Aḇraham believed Elohim, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.”1 Footnote: 1Gen. 15:6, Gen. 17:1 and 26:5.
4 And to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned as a favour but as a debt.
5 And to him who is not working but believes on Him who is declaring right the wicked, his belief is reckoned for righteousness,
6 even as Dawiḏ also says of the blessedness of the man to whom Elohim reckons righteousness without works:
7 “Blessed are those whose lawlessnesses are forgiven, and whose sins are covered,
8 blessed is the man to whom יהוה shall by no means reckon sin.”
9 Is this blessing then upon the circumcised only, or also upon the uncircumcised? For we affirm: Belief was reckoned unto Aḇraham for righteousness.
10 How then was it reckoned? Being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the belief while in uncircumcision, for him to be a father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be reckoned to them also,
12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the belief which our father Aḇraham had in uncircumcision.
13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Aḇraham or to his seed through the Torah, but through a righteousness of belief.
14 For if those who are of the Torah are heirs, belief has been made useless, and the promise has been nullified,
15 for the Torah works out wrath, for where there is no Torah there is no transgression.
16 On account of this it is of belief, that it be according to favour, for the promise to be made certain to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Torah, but also to those who are of the belief of Aḇraham, who is father of us all –
17 as it has been written, “I have made you a father of many nations” – in the presence of Him whom he believed, even Elohim, who gives life to the dead and calls that which does not exist as existing,
18 who against all expectation did believe, in expectation, so that he should become father of many nations, according to what was said, “So shall your seed be.”
19 And not having grown weak in belief, he did not consider his own body, already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb,
20 he did not hesitate about the promise of Elohim through unbelief, but was strengthened in belief, giving esteem to Elohim,
21 and being completely persuaded that what He had promised He was also able to do.
22 Therefore also “it was reckoned to him for righteousness.”
23 And not because of him alone was it written that it was reckoned to him,
24 but also because of us, to whom it shall be reckoned, to us who believe in Him who raised up יהושע our Master from the dead,
25 who was delivered up because of our trespasses, and was raised for us to be declared right.
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Lech-Lecha
Lech Lecha Aliya Summary
General Overview: Abram and Sarai travel to Canaan. Due to a famine in the land they temporarily relocate to Egypt, where Pharaoh unsuccessfully attempts to add Sarai to his harem. They return to Canaan with great wealth and Abram parts with his nephew Lot. Abram defeats the armies of the four kings who had taken his nephew Lot hostage. G‑d seals a pact with Abram, bequeathing the lands of Canaan to his descendants. Childless Abram marries Hagar and she gives birth to Ishmael. G‑d changes Abram's name to Abraham, and Sarai becomes Sarah. Abraham is circumcised at the age of 99.
First Aliyah: G‑d commanded Abram to leave his father's house and homeland, and travel to the land that He will show him. As reward for doing so, G‑d promised to make Abram the patriarch of a great nation. Abram obeyed, taking along his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot. Once Abram arrived in Canaan, G‑d informed him that He will eventually give that land to his descendents. Abram traverses the length of the land until a famine forces him to travel to Egypt. Fearing that the Egyptians would kill him in order to take Sarai, Abram asked her to allege that he was her brother.
Second Aliyah: And indeed because of her beauty, Sarai was taken captive and brought to Pharaoh. G‑d struck the members of Pharaoh's palace with a plague, causing Pharaoh to hastily release Sarai. Pharaoh loaded Abram and Sarai with gifts and riches, and had them escorted out of his land. Abram returned triumphantly to Canaan.
Third Aliyah: Lot, who had accompanied Abram and Sarai, was independently wealthy. When Lot's shepherds quarreled with Abram's shepherds, the two parted ways, with Lot settling in the province of Sodom, which was renowned for its evil inhabitants. After Lot departed, G‑d spoke to Abram again, reiterating His promise to bequeath the land to his descendents, and promising to make his descendents numerous as the soil of the earth.
Fourth Aliyah: The southern region of Canaan was embroiled in a major war involving many kings. When the dust settled, the victorious kings took captive all the inhabitants of the Sodom region -- Lot included. When Abram was informed of Lot's plight he rushed to the rescue along with a handful of men, engaged the victorious kings in battle, soundly defeated them, released all the captives and returned all the spoils.
Fifth Aliyah: Abram rebuffed the king of Sodom's wish to award him with all the war's spoils. When G‑d reassured Abram that he would be greatly rewarded for his righteousness, Abram broaches his childlessness. "What is the point of all the reward and wealth," Abram cried, "if I have no heir to inherit it?!" G‑d assured Abram that he will indeed have a child, and promised that Abram's descendents will be as numerous as the stars of the heaven.
Sixth Aliyah: Abram requested a sign from G‑d that his descendents would inherit the land of Canaan. G‑d responded in the famous "Covenant Between the Parts." Abram and the Divine Presence passed between an assortment of halved animals, and G‑d told Abram that his descendants would be exiled and in bondage for four hundred years. At the conclusion of this period, Abram's descendents would leave with great wealth, G‑d would punish the nations which enslaved them, and Abram's children would inherit the lands of Canaan. Following this pact, Sarai -- seeing that she and Abram were still childless -- suggested that Abram father a child with her Egyptian maid, Hagar. Hagar conceived and began to mistreat her mistress Sarai, who responded with a heavy hand, prompting Hagar to flee. Hagar encountered an angel who encouraged her to return to Sarai, promising her that the child she will bear will become a great nation. She obeyed, and gave birth to Ishmael. At the very end of this section, G‑d added the letter hey to Abram's name, making it "Abraham."
Seventh Aliyah: G‑d sealed a covenant with Abraham and his descendants; the sign of the covenant is the circumcision of all males when they are eight days old. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and G‑d promises a delighted Abraham that he will father another son, this time from Sarah. At the age of 99, Abraham circumcised himself, his son Ishmael, and all the members of his household.
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From the 613 Mitswoth basic on ‘the counting’ of Philip Blackman:
2. Do: A male child must be circumcised on the eight day after his birth.
Gen 17:9-10 And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for you, guard My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.
10 “This is My covenant which you guard between Me and you, and your seed after you: Every male child among you is to be circumcised.
Think about the next:
Gen 17:12 “And a son of eight days is circumcised by you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with silver from any foreigner who is not of your seed.
Gen 17:13 “He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your silver, has to be circumcised. So shall My covenant be in your flesh, for an everlasting covenant.
Gen 17:14 “And an uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, his life shall be cut off from his people – he has broken My covenant.”
Gen 17:23 And Aḇraham took Yishmaʽĕl his son, and all those born in his house and all those bought with his silver, every male among the men of Aḇraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that same day, as Elohim told him.
Gen 17:24 And Aḇraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Gen 17:25 And Yishmaʽĕl his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Gen 17:26 Aḇraham and his son Yishmaʽĕl were circumcised that same day.
Gen 17:27 And all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with silver from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Gen 21:4 And Aḇraham circumcised his son Yitsḥaq when he was eight days old, as Elohim had commanded him.
Gen 34:15 “Only on this condition would we agree to you: If you become as we are, to have every male of you circumcised,
Gen 34:17 “But if you do not listen to us and be circumcised, we shall take our daughter and go.”
Gen 34:22 “Only on this condition would the men agree to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.
Gen 34:24 And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Ḥamor and Sheḵem his son; every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
Exo 12:44 but any servant a man has bought for silver, when you have circumcised him, then let him eat of it.
Exo 12:48 “And when a stranger sojourns with you and shall perform the Passover to יהוה, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and perform it, and he shall be as a native of the land. But let no uncircumcised eat of it.
Lev 12:3 ‘And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin is circumcised.
Jos 5:3 So Yehoshua made knives of flint for himself, and circumcised the sons of Yisra’ĕl at the Hill of Foreskins.
Jos 5:4 And this is why Yehoshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Mitsrayim who were males, all the men of battle, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Mitsrayim.
Jos 5:5 For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people who were born in the wilderness on the way as they came out of Mitsrayim had not been circumcised.
Jos 5:7 And Yehoshua circumcised their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
Jer 9:25-26 “See, the days are coming,” declares יהוה, “when I shall punish all circumcised with the uncircumcised –
26 “Mitsrayim, and Yehuḏah, and Eḏom, and the children of Ammon, and Mo’aḇ, and all those trimmed on the edges, who dwell in the wilderness. For all the gentiles are uncircumcised, and all the house of Yisra’ĕl are uncircumcised in heart!”
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were completed for Him to be circumcised, His Name was called יהושע, the Name given by the messenger before He was conceived in the womb.
Act 7:8 “And He gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he brought forth Yitsḥaq and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Yitsḥaq brought forth Yaʽaqoḇ, and Yaʽaqoḇ brought forth the twelve ancestors.
Act 15:1 And certain men came down from Yehuḏah and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised, according to the practice of Mosheh, you are unable to be saved.”
Act 16:3 Sha’ul wished to have this one go with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Yehuḏim who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
Rom 3:30 since it is one Elohim who shall declare right the circumcised by belief and the uncircumcised through belief.
Rom 4:9 Is this blessing then upon the circumcised only, or also upon the uncircumcised? For we affirm: Belief was reckoned unto Aḇraham for righteousness.
Rom 15:8 And I say that יהושע Messiah has become a servant of the circumcised for the truth of Elohim, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
1Co 7:18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.
Gal 2:3 But not even Titus who was with me, though a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
Gal 2:7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the Good News to the uncircumcised had been entrusted to me, even as Kĕpha to the circumcised –
Gal 2:8 for He who worked in Kĕpha to make him an emissary to the circumcised also worked in me for the gentiles.
Gal 2:9 So when Yaʽaqoḇ, Kĕpha, and Yoḥanan, who seemed to be supports, came to know the favour that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnaḇah the right hand of fellowship, in order that we go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised,
Gal 5:2 See, I, Sha’ul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Messiah shall be of no use to you.
Gal 5:3 And I witness again to every man being circumcised that he is a debtor to do the entire Torah.
Gal 6:12 As many as wish to make a good show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they should not be persecuted for the stake of Messiah.
Gal 6:13 For those who are circumcised do not even watch over the Torah, but they wish to have you circumcised so that they might boast in your flesh.
Php 3:5 circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Yisra’ĕl, of the tribe of Binyamin, a Heḇrew of Heḇrews, according to Torah a Pharisee,
Col 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Messiah,
Col 3:11 where there is not Greek and Yehuḏite, circumcised and uncircumcised, foreigner, Scythian, slave, free, but Messiah is all, and in all.
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