Love Day Feb 14, 2023
Shalom! The world right now is celebrating love today but love should not be given just one day to be celebrated but love should be the basis in all that we do. Today's reading does not talk about love but about wisdom through knowing the GOD of the Universe.
Reading:
Exodus 22
Complete Jewish Bible
1
(2) “If a thief caught in the act of breaking in is beaten to death, it
is not murder; 2 (3) unless it happens after sunrise, in which case it
is murder. A thief must make restitution; so if he has nothing, he himself is to be sold to make good the loss from the theft. 3
(4) If what he stole is found alive in his possession, he is to pay
double, no matter whether it is an ox, a donkey or a sheep. (iii)
4 (5) “If a person causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over or lets
his animal loose to graze in someone else’s field, he is to make
restitution from the best produce of his own field and vineyard.
5
(6) “If a fire is started and spreads to thorns, so that stacked grain,
standing grain or a field is destroyed, the person who lit it must make
restitution.
6 (7) “If a person entrusts a neighbor with money
or goods, and they are stolen from the trustee’s house, then, if the
thief is found, he must pay double. 7 (8) But if the thief is not found,
then the trustee must state before God that he did not take the
person’s goods himself. 8 (9) In every case of dispute over ownership,
whether of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, clothing, or any missing property,
where one person says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to come before
God; and the one whom God condemns must pay the other one double.
9
(10) “If a person trusts a neighbor to look after a donkey, ox, sheep
or any animal, and it dies, is injured or is driven away unseen, 10 (11)
then the neighbor’s oath before Adonai that he has not taken the goods
will settle the matter between them — the owner is to accept it without
the neighbor’s making restitution. 11 (12) But if it was stolen from the
neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner. 12 (13) If it was torn
to pieces by an animal, the neighbor must bring it as evidence, and
then he doesn’t need to make good the loss.
13 (14) “If someone
borrows something from his neighbor, and it gets injured or dies with
the owner not present, he must make restitution. 14 (15) If the owner
was present, he need not make good the loss. If the owner hired it out,
the loss is covered by the hiring fee.
15 (16) “If a man seduces
a virgin who is not engaged to be married and sleeps with her, he must
pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 16 (17) But if her father
refuses to give her to him, he must pay a sum equivalent to the
bride-price for virgins.
17 (18) “You are not to permit a sorceress to live.
18 (19) “Whoever has sexual relations with an animal must be put to death.
19 (20) “Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than Adonai alone is to be completely destroyed.
20
(21) “You must neither wrong nor oppress a foreigner living among you,
for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
21 (22)
“You are not to abuse any widow or orphan. 22 (23) If you do abuse them
in any way, and they cry to me, I will certainly heed their cry. 23
(24) My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword — your own
wives will be widows and your own children fatherless.
24 (25)
“If you loan money to one of my people who is poor, you are not to deal
with him as would a creditor; and you are not to charge him interest. 25
(26) If you take your neighbor’s coat as collateral, you are to restore
it to him by sundown, 26 (27) because it is his only garment — he needs
it to wrap his body; what else does he have in which to sleep?
Moreover, if he cries out to me, I will listen; because I am
compassionate.
Exodus 37
Tree of Life Version
Ark, Table, Menorah, Incense Altar
1
Bezalel also made the Ark from acacia wood, two and a half cubits long,
a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2 He overlaid it
with pure gold inside and out, and made a crown of gold for it all
around. 3 He cast four golden rings for it, in the four feet, two rings
on the one side, and two on the other. 4 He also made poles of acacia
wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 Then he put the poles into the
rings on the sides of the Ark, to carry the Ark.
6 He made an
atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a
half wide. 7 Then he forged two cheruvim of gold, from hammered work, at
the two ends of the atonement cover, 8 one cheruv at one end, and one
cheruv at the other. He made the atonement cover from a single piece
with the cheruvim on the two ends. 9 So the cheruvim spread out their
wings on high, overshadowing the atonement cover with their wings, with
their faces to one another, and the faces of the cheruvim toward the
atonement cover.
10 Then he made the table of acacia wood, two
cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 11 He overlaid
it with pure gold and made a golden crown all around. 12 Also he made a
border for it, a hand-width around, and made a golden crown for the
border all around. 13 He cast four golden rings for it, and put the
rings into the four corners that were on the four feet. 14 The rings
were close to the borders, as holders for the poles to carry the table.
15 He also made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold,
to carry the table. 16 He forged the articles that were on the table,
the dishes, pans, bowls and jars, with which to pour, out of pure gold.
17
Then he made the menorah of pure gold, of hammered work, even its base,
its stem, its cups, its bulbs and its flowers, were one piece with it.
18 There were six branches going out of the sides, three branches out of
one side, and three branches out of the other. 19 Three cups made like
almond blossoms were in one branch, a bulb within a flower, and three
cups made like almond blossoms in the next branch, another bulb within a
flower. It was just so for the six branches going out of the menorah.
20 Also within the menorah were four cups made like almond blossoms,
bulbs and flowers, 21 with a bulb under two branches of one piece, a
second bulb under two branches of another piece, and a bulb under two
branches of a third piece, for six branches extending out of it. 22
Their bulbs and their branches were one piece with it, an entire
hammered work of pure gold.
23 He also made the seven lamps,
along with tongs and censers of pure gold. 24 He made them from a talent
of pure gold, along with all the pieces.
25 He made the altar
of incense from acacia wood, a cubit long, a cubit wide, squared, and
two cubits high. The horns were one piece with it. 26 Then he overlaid
it with pure gold on top, on the sides all around and over its horns.
Also he made a crown of gold for it all around. 27 He made two golden
rings for it underneath the crown, on two sides as holders for poles in
order to carry it. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid
them with gold.
29 Then he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, the blend of a perfumer.
Exodus 38
Tree of Life Version
Altar for Sacrifices
1
He then made the altar for burnt offering from acacia wood. It was
square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. 2 He
also made the horns on the four corners from one piece, and overlaid it
with bronze. 3 Then he made all the utensils for the altar—the pots and
the shovels, the basins, the forks and the fire pans. He made all the
utensils from bronze. 4 He also made a bronze grating net for the altar,
under the ledge around it, reaching halfway up. 5 He cast four rings
for the four ends of the bronze grating, to be holders for the poles. 6
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. 7 Then
he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it,
and he made it hollow, out of boards.
8 He made the basin and the base from bronze, with mirrors from the women who served at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
9
Then he made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the
courtyard were finely twisted linen, 100 cubits long. 10 There were 20
pillars and 20 bronze bases. The hooks of the pillars and their bands
were silver. 11 Likewise, for the north side, 100 cubits long, with 20
bronze pillars and bases, and the hooks for the pillars and their bands
were silver. 12 For the west side the hangings were 50 cubits, with ten
pillars and their ten bases, as well as the hooks for the pillars and
their silver bands. 13 Likewise, for the east side, 50 cubits long. 14
The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with three
pillars and their bases. 15 Similarly for the other side, on either side
of the gate of the courtyard were hangings of 15 cubits, with their
three pillars and three bases. 16 All the hangings of the courtyard all
around were of finely twisted linen. 17 The bases for the pillars were
bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, the
overlaying of their capitals were silver, and all the pillars of the
courtyard were ringed with silver.
18 The curtain for the gate
of the courtyard was the work of a color weaver, of blue, purple,
scarlet and finely twisted linen. It was 20 cubits long and five cubits
high, like the hangings of the courtyard. 19 Their four pillars and four
bases were bronze. Their hooks along with the overlaying of their
capitals and their bands were silver. 20 All the pegs of the Tabernacle
and the courtyard all around were bronze.
Parashat Pekudei
21
These are the accounts of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were
recorded according to the commandment of Moses, by the service of the
Levites, under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the kohen. 22 Bezalel
son of Uri son of Hur of the tribe of Judah made all that Adonai
commanded Moses. 23 Along with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the
tribe of Dan, a craftsman, a skillful workman, and a weaver of colors,
in blue, purple, scarlet and fine linen.
24 The entirety of the gold that was used for the work of the Sanctuary, including the gold of the offering, was 29 talents[a]
and 730 shekels, according to the Sanctuary shekel. 25 The silver from
those numbered from the congregation was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels,
according to the Sanctuary shekel— 26 that is, a beka, or half a shekel
per head, according to the shekel of the Sanctuary, for everyone who was
recorded, from 20 years old and upward, for 603,550 men. 27 The 100
talents of silver were for casting the bases of the Sanctuary, and the
bases for the inner curtain, 100 bases for 100 talents, a talent for
each base. 28 The 1,775 shekels he made into hooks for the pillars,
overlaid their capitals, and made bands for them.
29 The bronze
from the offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. 30 With it he made
the bases for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the
bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar, 31 along with the bases
of the courtyard all around, the bases for the gate of the courtyard,
as well as all the pegs of the Tabernacle and the pegs for the courtyard
all around.
Matthew 28
Tree of Life Version
The Son Is Risen!
1
Now after Shabbat, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week,
Miriam of Magdala and the other Miriam came to look at the tomb. 2 And
suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of Adonai descended
from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His
appearance was like lightning,[a] and his clothing as white as snow. 4 And those keeping watch were shaken for fear of him and became like dead men.
5
But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I
know you are looking for Yeshua who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for
He is risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He[b]
was lying. 7 Go quickly now and tell His disciples that He is risen
from the dead. And behold, He’s going before you to the Galilee. There
you will see Him. See, I have told you!” 8 They quickly left the tomb,
with fear yet with great joy, and ran to bring news to His disciples.
The Good News Cannot Be Hidden
9
And behold, Yeshua met them. “Shalom!” He said. They drew near, grasped
his feet, and worshiped Him. 10 “Don’t be afraid,” Yeshua said to them.
“Go tell My brothers to head for the Galilee, and there they will see
Me.”
Psalm 34
TLV
12 Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai.
13 Who is the one who delights in life, and loves to see good days?
14 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking treachery.
15 Depart from evil and do good. Seek shalom and pursue it.[a]
16 The eyes of Adonai are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry.
17 The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
18 The righteous cry out and Adonai hears, and delivers them from all their troubles.
19 Adonai is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those crushed in spirit.
20 Many are the distresses of the righteous, but Adonai delivers him out of them all.
21 He keeps all his bones—not one of them is broken.[b]
22 Evil kills the wicked—those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.
23 Adonai redeems the soul of His servants—no one who takes refuge in Him will be held guilty.
Proverbs 9
TLV
9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still.
Teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
NIGHT Devotions:
Genesis 37
Luke 3
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