by Mordi Levi | f 5, 2021 | Bible Study
How is it possible to come closer to God? The Hebrew Bible provides the answer. Leviticus (19:2) commands us, “to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.” Based on this verse, Judaism uses a Hebrew expression, “v’halakhta bidrakhav” (you should walk in His ways)...
by Mordi Levi | f 4, 2021 | Eikev, God, Hebrew Language, Holiness, Israel
In this verse, Moses reminds the people that how they behave will directly impact their ability to live in the Land of Israel. He tells them that if they faithfully observe God’s commandments, not only will they thrive and increase, but they will be able to possess...
by Mordi Levi | f 3, 2021 | Education, Revelation and Prophecy, Va'etchanan
In the midst of his farewell speeches to the Children of Israel, Moses charges them to “take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day” (Deuteronomy 6:6). Though he says he is commanding them to keep the instructions “this day,” the commandments had...
by Mordi Levi | f 2, 2021 | Covenant, God, Israel, Va'etchanan
After a brief introduction and a review of how the Children of Israel ended up at the banks of the Jordan River ready to inherit the Holy Land at the beginning of Deuteronomy, Moses begins to review some of the laws and commandments that they will have to keep in the...
by Mordi Levi | f 1, 2021 | Bible Study
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the Five Books of Moses. By the time Deuteronomy starts, the Children of Israel have already left Egypt, stood at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, built the Tabernacle and wandered through the desert for a total...
