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Parashah b'Shalach
When he let go
Exodus 13:17-17:16

When Pharaoh Let Go, Yisra'el Grew Up

Torah

Sh'mot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16

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Haftarah
Shof'tim (Judges) 4:4-5:31

^4:4Now Devorah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidot, she judged Yisra'el at that time. ^4:5She lived under the palm tree of Devorah between Ramah and Beit-El in the hill-country of Efrayim: and the children of Yisra'el came up to her for judgment.

^4:6She sent and called Barak the son of Avino`am out of Kedesh-Naftali, and said to him, Hasn't the LORD, the G-d of Yisra'el, commanded, saying, Go and draw to Mount Tavor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naftali and of the children of Zevulun? ^4:7I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Yavin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.

^4:8Barak said to her, If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.

^4:9She said, I will surely go with you: notwithstanding, the journey that you take shall not be for your honor; for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. Devorah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. ^4:10Barak called Zevulun and Naftali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Devorah went up with him.

^4:11Now Chever the Keni had separated himself from the Kinim, even from the children of Chovav the brother-in-law of Moshe, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Tza`anannim, which is by Kedesh. <sup>4:12</sup>They told Sisera that Barak the son of Avino`am was gone up to Mount Tavor. ^4:13Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Charoshet of the Goyim, to the river Kishon.

^4:14Devorah said to Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand; hasn't the LORD gone out before you? So Barak went down from Mount Tavor, and ten thousand men after him. ^4:15The LORD confused Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet. ^4:16But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, to Charoshet of the Goyim: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left. ^4:17However Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Ya`el the wife of Chever the Keni; for there was shalom between Yavin the king of Chatzor and the house of Chever the Keni.

^4:18Ya`el went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don't be afraid. He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. <sup>4:19</sup>He said to her, Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. She opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. <sup>4:20</sup>He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No. <sup>4:21</sup>Then Ya`el Chever's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

^4:22Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Ya`el came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek. He came to her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. <sup>4:23</sup>So G-d subdued on that day Yavin the king of Kana`an before the children of Yisra'el. ^4:24The hand of the children of Yisra'el prevailed more and more against Yavin the king of Kana`an, until they had destroyed Yavin king of Kana`an.

^5:1Then sang Devorah and Barak the son of Avino`am on that day, saying,

 ^5:2For that the leaders took the lead in Yisra'el,
 For that the people offered themselves willingly,
 Bless you the LORD.

 ^5:3Hear, you kings; give ear, you princes;
 I, even I, will sing to the LORD;
 I will sing praise to the LORD, the G-d of Yisra'el.

 ^5:4LORD, when you went forth out of Se`ir,
 When you marched out of the field of Edom,
 The earth trembled, the sky also dropped,
 Yes, the clouds dropped water.

 ^5:5The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD,
 Even Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the G-d of Yisra'el.

 ^5:6In the days of Shamgar the son of `Anat,
 In the days of Ya`el, the highways were unoccupied,
 The travelers walked through byways.

 ^5:7The rulers ceased in Yisra'el, they ceased,
 Until that I Devorah arose,
 That I arose a mother in Yisra'el.

 ^5:8They chose new gods;
 Then was war in the gates:
 Was there a shield or spear seen
 Among forty thousand in Yisra'el?

 ^5:9My heart is toward the governors of Yisra'el,
 Who offered themselves willingly among the people:
 Bless you the LORD.

 ^5:10Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
 You who sit on rich carpets,
 You who walk by the way.

 ^5:11Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,
 There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD,
 Even the righteous acts of his rule in Yisra'el.
 Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

 ^5:12Awake, awake, Devorah;
 Awake, awake, utter a song:
 Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Avino`am.

 ^5:13Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people;
 The LORD came down for me against the mighty.

 ^5:14Out of Efrayim came down they whose root is in `Amalek;
 After you, Binyamin, among your peoples;
 Out of Makhir came down governors,
 Out of Zevulun those who handle the marshal's staff.

 ^5:15The princes of Yissakhar were with Devorah;
 As was Yissakhar, so was Barak;
 Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet.
 By the watercourses of Re'uven
 There were great resolves of heart.

 ^5:16Why sat you among the sheepfolds,
 To hear the whistling for the flocks?
 At the watercourses of Re'uven
 There were great searchings of heart.

 ^5:17Gil`ad abode beyond the Yarden:
 Dan, why did he remain in ships?
 Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,
 Abode by his creeks.

 ^5:18Zevulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death,
 Naftali, on the high places of the field.

 ^5:19The kings came and fought;
 Then fought the kings of Kana`an.
 In Ta`nakh by the waters of Megiddo:
 They took no gain of money.

 ^5:20From the sky the stars fought,
 From their courses they fought against Sisera.

 ^5:21The river Kishon swept them away,
 That ancient river, the river Kishon.
 My soul, march on with strength.

 ^5:22Then did the horse hoofs stamp
 By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

 ^5:23Curse you Meroz, said the angel of the LORD.
 Curse you bitterly the inhabitants of it,
 Because they didn't come to the help of the LORD,
 To the help of the LORD against the mighty.

 ^5:24Blessed above women shall Ya`el be,
 The wife of Chever the Keni;
 Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

 ^5:25He asked water, and she gave him milk;
 She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

 ^5:26She put her hand to the tent-pin,
 Her right hand to the workmen's hammer;
 With the hammer she struck Sisera, she struck through his head;
 Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.

 ^5:27At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay;
 At her feet he bowed, he fell;
 Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

 ^5:28Through the window she looked forth, and cried,
 The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice,
 Why is his chariot so long in coming?
 Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?

 ^5:29Her wise ladies answered her,
 Yes, she returned answer to herself,

 ^5:30Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil?
 A lady, two ladies to every man;
 To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,
 A spoil of dyed garments embroidered,
 Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?

 ^5:31So let all your enemies perish, LORD:
 But let those who love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might.
The land had rest forty years.

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B'rit Chadashah
Revelation 19:1-20:6

^19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Halleluyah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our G-d: ^19:2for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

^19:3A second said, "Halleluyah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever." ^19:4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped G-d who sits on the throne, saying, "Amein! Halleluyah!"

^19:5A voice came forth from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our G-d, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!"

^19:6I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, "Halleluyah! For the Lord our G-d, Shaddai, reigns! ^19:7Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready." ^19:8It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the holy ones.

^19:9He said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" He said to me, "These are true words of G-d."

^19:10I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, "Look! Don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Yeshua. Worship G-d, for the testimony of Yeshua is the Spirit of Prophecy."

^19:11I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war. ^19:12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself. ^19:13He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called "The Word of G-d." ^19:14The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen. ^19:15Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of G-d, Shaddai. ^19:16He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

^19:17I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, "Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of G-d, ^19:18that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great." ^19:19I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. ^19:20The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. ^19:21The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh.

^20:1I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. ^20:2He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Hasatan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years, ^20:3and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time. ^20:4I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Yeshua, and for the word of G-d, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Messiah for the thousand years. ^20:5The rest of the dead didn't live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. ^20:6Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be kohanim of G-d and of Messiah, and will reign with him one thousand years.

Lukas (Luke) 2:22-24;
Yochanan (John) 6:25-35; 19:31-37; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13;
2 Corinthians 8:1-15; Revelation 15:1-4

Additional B'rit Chadashah readings:

Lukas (Luke) 2:22-24

^2:22When the days of their purification according to the law of Moshe were fulfilled, they brought him up to Yerushalayim, to present him to the Lord ^2:23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"), ^2:24and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

Yochanan (John) 6:25-35

^6:25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"

^6:26Yeshua answered them, "Most assuredly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. ^6:27Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For G-d the Father has sealed him."

^6:28They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of G-d?"

^6:29Yeshua answered them, "This is the work of G-d, that you believe in him whom he has sent."

^6:30They said therefore to him, "What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do? ^6:31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.'"

^6:32Yeshua therefore said to them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, it wasn't Moshe who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven. ^6:33For the bread of G-d is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

^6:34They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

^6:35Yeshua said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. ^6:36But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe. ^6:37All those who the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out. ^6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. ^6:39This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. ^6:40This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

Yochanan (John) 19:31-37

^19:31Therefore the Yehudim, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn't remain on the cross on the Shabbat (for that Shabbat was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ^19:32Therefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him; ^19:33but when they came to Yeshua, and saw that he was already dead, they didn't break his legs. ^19:34However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. ^19:35He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe. ^19:36For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him will not be broken." ^19:37Again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they pierced."

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

^10:1Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; ^10:2and were all immersed into Moshe in the cloud and in the sea; ^10:3and all ate the same spiritual food; ^10:4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Messiah. ^10:5However with most of them, G-d was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. ^10:6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. ^10:7Neither be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play." ^10:8Neither let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell. ^10:9Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents. ^10:10Neither grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer. ^10:11Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come. ^10:12Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn't fall.

^10:13No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. G-d is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

^8:1Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of G-d which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia; ^8:2how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality. ^8:3For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord, ^8:4begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the holy ones. ^8:5This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of G-d. ^8:6So we urged Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace. ^8:7But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace. ^8:8I speak not by way of mitzvah, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love. ^8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich. ^8:10I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing. ^8:11But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. ^8:12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have. ^8:13For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed, ^8:14but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality. ^8:15As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack."

Revelation 15:1-4

^15:1I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them G-d's wrath is finished. ^15:2I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of G-d. ^15:3They sang the song of Moshe, the servant of G-d, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

 "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord G-d, Shaddai;
      Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

 ^15:4Who wouldn't fear you, Lord,
      And glorify your name?

 For you only are holy.
      For all the nations will come and worship before you.
      For your righteous acts have been revealed."

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