Parsha Shoftim – Apostolic Readings, Commentary, and Videos

Readings

• Deuteronomy 16:13-22
  • John 7:1-15
  • John 7:37-41
  • Mark 12:41-44
• Deuteronomy 17:1-20
  • Matthew 18:15-20
  • Romans 13:1-7
  • 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
  • 1 Timothy 2:1-4
  • Philippians 2:1-18
  • 1 Peter 5:1-5
• Deuteronomy 18:1-20:9
  • Matthew 18:15-20
  • John 5:30-47
  • John 7:43-52
  • Acts 3:22-26
  • Hebrews 7:1-10
  • Hebrews 10:19-31
• Deuteronomy 20:10-21:9
  • Matthew 27:24-26
  • Luke 6:43-45
  • Luke 13:6-9
  • Acts 28:1-10
  • Revelation 6

Additional Reading

• Soil from Stone
• American Torah

Videos Related to Parsha Shoftim

• Social Justice vs God’s Justice – Universities, entertainers, and HR departments relentlessly push the ideas of social justice. There are daily riots and political demonstrations in favor of social justice. Black Lives Matter riots, gay pride parades, women’s rights marches…. Everyone is talking about justice, but does anyone know what it is? Proverbs 28:4-5 tells how anyone can fully comprehend justice.
• How to Be a King of Righteousness – Proverbs 16:10-16 and Deuteronomy 17:14-20 give instructions for being a righteous King in God’s eyes. These instructions are directed at Kings but they are valid for everyone who has influence and authority over other people. You can move your entire nation towards righteousness and justice by promoting God’s standards within your own sphere of influence.
• If a Brother Sins Against You – Matthew 18:15-20, the famous passage in which Jesus says to go to a brother in private and then with two or three others before bringing an offense before the whole church, is about restitution and restoration in interpersonal offenses. It’s not about exposing private sins or false doctrines, even though the same principle might apply sometimes in those situations. This process only works if you, the other person, and the whole congregation have been taught sound doctrine founded in God’s Law. Without that, then it’s meaningless.
• Ancient Boundary Stones and Traditions – Traditions get a bad rap, and there are some bad traditions, but they often exist for our protection. Be very cautious about disregarding a longstanding tradition. There might be a good reason for it. Proverbs 22:28

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