8/02/2005


Day 2

Readings from Torah (The Pentateuch, The Five Books of Moses)
Genesis 1
Detail of the creation of Man. A Garden is planted in the East and man is placed there to tend it.

Genesis 29
Jacob continues his journey and arives in the land of the Easterners where he marries and his first three sons are born.
Exodus 2
The birth of Moses. Moses kills and Egyptian and flees East to Midian where he marries.
Exodus 29
Rules for the anointing, ordination and consecration of Priests.
Leviticus 2
Rules for the Meal Offerings.
Numbers 2
The order for the Twelve Tribes of Israel for marching and camping is laid out.
Number 29
The consecration of the Seventh Month.
Deuteronomy 2
Israel begins the occupation of the Land. Offers terms of peace to Sihon who refuses and he is defeated in war.
Deuteronomy 29
Moses recites the terms of the Covenant with G-D and appeals to His record of faithfulness and justice.
Readings from the Neviim (The Prophets)
Isaiah 2
Jerusalem will be judged but then restored for all of the Nations to come and worship G-D. The practices of the East which had corrupted Israel will cease.
Isaiah 29
All of the Nations will war against Jerusalem before the End and the G-D will remember (v.6).
Isaiah 56
Foreigners from All Nations will be added to the commonwealth of Israel. These are the wild olive branches being grafted into original tree.
Jeremiah 2
G-D remembers the first love that Israel had which she forgot and went whoring like a camel in heat.
Jeremiah 29
A letter to those in Exile to accept it as G-D's will and wait for the punishment to take it's course.
Ezekiel 2
G-D commisions Ezekiel with words for Israel.
Ezekiel 29
Egypt is destroyed for harboring Israel, by Babylon, G-D's servant.
From the Annual Reading List:
Jeremiah 44
The women introduced the cult of the Queen of Heaven (Asherah) which brought Israel down; the destruction of Egypt was a sign of the judgment to come against Israel.
Readings from the Kethuvim (The Writings)
Psalms 2
All of the Nations will war against G-D and His Son but in vain.
Psalms 29
The Divine Beings recognize the glory and strength of the L-RD.
Psalms 56
My adversaries are watching me and I fear, but then I remember His Delivering power (14).
Psalms 83
All of the enemies agree that the solution is to wipe out Israel (5), but the L-RD Alone is Supreme and will fulfill His Promise to Her.
Psalms 110
The victory of the Messiah is assured!
Psalms 137
Even in exile, in punishment, we did not fail to remember Jerusalem, our chief joy, even if we could not sing outwardly.
Proverbs 2
Follow the wisdom G-D gives you; it will keep you from the Strange Woman.
Proverbs 29
Wisdom will make you a righteous man; the righteous man is the benefit of the world.
Job 2
Satan attributes Job's integrity to the fat that his health, his body, his faculties, his spirit, were still intact. G-D forbids his life be taken, his soul.
Job 29
Job presumed that G-D had abandoned Him.
Ecclesiastes 2
Solomon weighs success, wisdom, pleasure, foolishness. He tries evrything. The end is the same.
The annual readings from the Kethuvim have ended until 1/1/2006.
Readings from the B'rit Chadasha (The New Testament):
Matthew 2
The star seen in the East directs the Maji to come pay homage to Christ. In fear Joseph fleas into Egypt.
Mark 2
The authority of Jesus established with miracles in Capernaum, forgiving sin and by teaching the Law.
Luke 2
The aunthenticity of history through census ordered by Ceaser Augustus. The Angels in the sky, Simeon and Anna in the Temple also testify to Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus is dedicated in the Temple and begins to teach in the Temple from his Bar Mitzvah at age 12.
John 2
The miracles at Cana attest to Jesus'authority. His authority comes into question but many believe because of the miracles.
Acts 2
The Holy Spirit anoints worshippers at the Feast of Pentecost, from All Nations. Peter preaches Joel and 3000 become believers.
Romans 2
Faith makes all men even, including the atheist. All men by nature know G-D and are responsible. Therefore no man can judge another man, they are all equal; only G-D can judge.
Hebrews 2
Jesus took on humanity, made himself lower than angels, in order to become equal with man and died for sin.
Revelation 2
The first four churches of Asia examplify leaving the "first love" and becoming entagled in worldly beliefs.
Readings from the Epistles:
1 Corinthians 13
Paul urges Corinthians to question their own authenticity instead of his authority (See Romans 2).

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