Rastafari | Rss#32-33 Behar Bechukotai "On the mountain-In my statutes" @LOJS

This Week's Portion #32-33

Behar-Bechukotai | בהר-בחקותי | "On the mountain/In my statutes" (በሲና) ተራራ-በሥርዓቴ | (beSina) Terrara-beSh’r‘Atey [besrAtey]

1. Torah Reading

Leviticus 25:1-27:34

2. Prophets Reading

Jeremiah 32:6-27/Jeremiah 16:19-17:14

3. New Testament Reading

Luke 4:16-21/Matthew 21:33-46

Portion Outline - TORAH

Leviticus 25:1 | The Sabbatical Year
Leviticus 25:8 | The Year of Jubilee
Leviticus 26:1 | Rewards for Obedience
Leviticus 26:14 | Penalties for Disobedience
Leviticus 27:1 | Votive Offerings

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 Entrire Commentary Visit: https://rastafarigroundation.org/this-weeks-reading-ends-5-16-20/