Parsha 33: B’chukkotai (In My Statutes)
This week’s Torah Portion introduction:
Parsha 33: B’chukkotai (In My Statutes)
Shabbat Shalom Everyone!
1. Shabbat Songs for Praise and Worship. Enjoy!
(1.1) Shabbat Shalom – Jonathan Settel
(1.2) Yeshua is the Light –Zemer Levav
(1.3) Zealous Over Zion – Ted Pearce
(1.4) Go Through the Gates – Barry & Batya Segal
(1.5) Shalom Jerusalem – Paul Wilbur
On Shabbat we always begin with the Shema, a covenant between God and His people- what we have to do for
God and what He will do for us while we live on His Earth: We cantor the first two lines of the Shema.
These prayers are traditionally spoken out loud. Practice learning and saying these yourself.
The SHEMA, The AVINU prayer, The Blessing Over the Children
3. News and Prayers for Israel
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
They shall prosper who love You Father and your holy city. As You say in Your Word, “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not hold My peace, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Oh, God, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem. We pray for the coming of the Prince of Peace – that You break down the walls and the barriers of hatred and of sin that separates brother from brother, and those who call upon Your name, that You would establish Your throne in this city – that You will come and take up Your place, the one that belongs to You alone – that You will establish Your righteousness and Your rule – that the Kingdom of God will cover the Earth, even as the waters cover the seas – and that the Name of the Holy One of Israel, Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus the Messiah, will be a banner and a shade and a comfort to all peoples who call upon Your Name in holiness. Maranatha, speed the day, even so, Yeshua come, take up Your throne and bring peace to this city and to this world.
(Inspired from Lyrics by Paul Wilbur)
Prayer Points for Israel and Jerusalem
- Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, it is YHVH’s city. (Psalm 122:6, 1 Kings 11:32, 2 Chr. 3:1; Rev. 21:2)
- Pray for the quick return of the lost 10 tribes of Israel, as well as the return of all Jewish persons, so Yeshua can return to Jerusalem as their King. (Jeremiah 50: 19-20)
- Pray blessings over God’s people in Israel, as they are our brothers and sisters of the same Olive Tree, upon which the Gentiles are grafted in. (Romans 11:17-24)
- Pray for world-wide support for Israel and the Jewish people in these difficult times, along with prayers to repel the adversary and all his efforts to destroy righteousness. (Ephesians 6:12)
- Pray that all Christians rebuke any who teach Replacement Theology, the notion that the Church has replaced Israel, and transferred the Abrahamic promises to the Church alone. (Genesis 15:18-21)
- Pray for the protection of the Land of Israel because it is the Promised Land given to Abraham and his descendants. (Joshua 1:2-6, Joshua 21:43)
- Pray for righteous leadership in Israel, that they submit to YHVH as an example for the people. (Proverbs 29:2, 2 Timothy 2:15, Hebrews 13:17)
- Pray that all of Israel become Torah observant in preparation for the return of Yeshua. (Jeremiah 31: 31-34, Matthew 5:17-20)
- Pray for the future messianic reign of Yeshua and the redemption of all mankind during that time. (Obadiah 1:17-21, Isa. 66:5, Rev 16:16)
- Pray for ministries in Israel and abroad, which teach about the Father and His Son, Yeshua the Messiah. (Gen 12:3, Romans 10:10-17, Romans 16:1)
4. Opening Prayers for this weeks Parsha
Opening TORAH Prayer: Blessed are You, Y’HoVaH our Elohim, King of all existence, who chose us from among all nations and who gave us your Torah. Blessed are You, Y’HoVaH who gives us the Torah. AMEN
(Jeremiah 31:31-34) “Behold, the days are coming,” says Y’HoVaH, “when I will make a Renewed Covenant with the house of Isra’el and with the house of Y’hudah (Judah), 32“not like the covenant I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says Y’HoVaH. 33 “But this is the Covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Y’HoVaH, “I will put My Torah within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No longer will any of them teach his fellow community member or his brother, [do you] ‘know Adonai’?; for all will know me, from the least of them to the greatest; because I will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more.”
(Isaiah 12:2-3) “See! Yah is my salvation; I am confident and unafraid; for Yah Y’HoVaH is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation!” Then you will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation. “
(Psalm 3:8) Salvation belongs to Y’HoVaH; Your blessing be upon Your people.”
(Psalm 46:7) Y’HoVaH Almighty is with us; the Elohim of Jacob is our refuge.”
5. Study Resources: Parsha 33: B’chukkotai (By My regulations)
(5.1) Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents B’chukotai
6. Scripture Readings: Parsha 33: B’chukkotai (By My regulations)
(7) QUESTION For This Week :
8. Further Study Resources:
(8.1) Parashah Points: Bechukotai – Walk with God – 119 Ministries
(8.2) Bechukotai Haftarah – Hope (From the Prophet Jeremiah) – Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
9. MFO STUDY – CLOSING PRAYER: (Read out aloud):
10. Focus on Israel:
(10.1) Tower of David Museum Gets Major Makeover as Archaeologists Uncover Pieces of Jerusalem’s Past –CBN News
(10.2) Celebrate Israel Day Parade 2022 – (For the past 57 years, hundreds of thousands of Jews from across the world and their supporters have come together to march in the JCRC-NY Celebrate Israel Parade, showing their love and support for the State of Israel.)
11. Inspirational Videos:
(11.1) Jerusalem – National Geographic
Paratroopers
12. Inspirational Songs and Music
(12.1) Child star singing “shema” a call to God before Israel saved the hostages from Gaza
The Shema Prayer and Yeshua
Gateway Centre for Israel – Dr. David Rudolph
What is the Shema prayer? Dr. David Rudolph of The King’s University, unravels the amazing connection between this ancient Jewish prayer and Yeshua (Jesus), and how it is a catalyst for unity in the Body of Messiah. ABOUT “GATEWAY CENTER FOR ISRAEL”: “Gateway Center for Israel” is an organization based in Southlake, TX, seeking to engage church leaders with Israel. It was formed in 2019, as an initiative of Gateway Church, to resource and inspire the global church to a biblical and sincere love for Israel and the Jewish people. “Gateway Center for Israel” does this through research, publications, media engagement, and events.
A NOTE FROM MESSIANIC BIBLE STUDY.org: The independent views expressed in this video are for open learning and discussion purposes only and are not to persuade or determine biblical doctrine.
We trust that you have enjoyed this program for Shabbat. Peace be upon you on until next Shabbat.
Shalom Aleichem:
Natan and Hannah