Parsha Vaetchanan – Apostolic Readings, Commentary, and Videos

Readings

• Deuteronomy 3:23-4:49
  • Luke 7:18-35
  • John 20:26-29
  • Acts 9:1-6
  • 1 Timothy 1
  • Hebrews 3:7-19
• Deuteronomy 5:1-6:3
  • Matthew 19:16-30
  • John 10:7-15
  • John 17:1-10
  • 2 Corinthians 3:1-15
• Deuteronomy 6:4-7:26
  • Matthew 7:7-12
  • Mark 12:28-34
  • Luke 4:9-12
  • John 15:18-27
  • Romans 8:31-39

Additional Reading

• Soil from Stone
• American Torah

Videos Related to Parsha V’etchanan

• Fathers above and below in Proverbs 3:1-12 – A set of three parallelisms in this passage are arranged in a chiasm that compares the relationship of sons to their earthly fathers to our relationship with our Heavenly Father.
• What are the Keys to the Kingdom in Matthew 16? – Matthew 16:13-20 is chock full of controversial bits. Son of Man, Peter the Rock, Gates of Hell, keys to the kingdom, binding and loosing, etc. There is so much here to misunderstand if you don’t approach the passage thoughtfully.
• Proverbs 22:15 and the Disciplining of a Child – People say that children are born pure and innocent, that prejudice and violence must be taught. We know from experience and Scripture that this is utopian nonsense. We are all born at war with our own evil inclinations and righteous behavior must be taught through wise discipline and repetition.
• What Does It Mean for God to be For Us in Romans 8:31-39? – If God has justified us and set us on a course to become like Christ, who can say it can’t be done? God has ultimate authority to declare what is and isn’t. The Accuser is powerless before the atoning blood of Yeshua.
• The Wealth and Poverty of Self-Sufficiency in Matthew 19:16-26 – When Yeshua told the rich young man that he needed to sell all his possessions and give them to the poor, he was actually telling him that he needed to stop relying on himself for his own salvation. If this had been a desert-dwelling ascetic, Yeshua might have told him to start a business and earn a lot of money in order to be saved. Wealth, poverty, obedience, traditions, and even self-reliance can be good things in the proper context, but if you are relying on any of them to earn you a place in the Kingdom of Heaven, you will be terribly disappointed when the gates are locked to you. Whatever it is that you feel makes you “good enough” is the one thing that you need to give up.

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