The hope of this site is to be educational and inspirational. I see the Torah as an instruction manual given to us by a
benevolent Father in heaven to help us navigate our lives, with
stories and examples for us to learn from.
BIBLE
= Book of Instruction By which to Live
on Earth
FROG = Forever Rely On
G-d
Frogs only jump forward not backward.
So too must we continue to move forward in our quest for
spirituality and contentment.
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Chp. 30 verses 2 & 3: Introduction, why did Moshe only speak to the princes? Description of vows and oaths. Keeping your word.
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Chp. 30 verses 3 - 17: Laws of vows and oaths especially as it pertains to a father and a husband, both to betrothal and marriage.
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Chp. 31 verses 1 - 5: God commands Moshe to take the revenge of Israel against the Medianites. Moshe tells the people that it is the revenge of God? He chooses only 12,000 men for the war? They have to forced to go, why?
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Chp. 31 verses 6 -20: This portion deals with Moshe sending the 12,000 men to war with Median. They Billaam and the 5 kings of Median. They kill out all the men and take the women, animals, and all their possessions as the spoils of war. Moshe commands them to purify themselves from the defilement of the dead for 7 days, until they are purified by the ashes of the red Heifer.
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Chp. 21 verses 21 - 54: Elazar instructs the returning soldiers from the war with Median, about spiritually purifying the vessels that they had taken as booty. There is also an accounting of all the spoils, in animals, and people. The soldiers were instructed as to how to divide the spoils of war.
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Chp. 32 verses 1 - 16: The Tribes of Reuvain and Gad approach Moshe, they contend that they have an abundance of sheep and cattle and that they want to inherit the lands of Og and Sichon, rather than receive their portion in Israel proper. Moshe rebukes them thinking that they wanted to avoid crossing the Jordan so that they would not have to enter the war against the 7 nations. They approach Moshe quietly after his rebuke and assure him that he misunderstood their request.
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Chp. 32 verses 17 - 42: The tribes of Gad and Reuvain assure Moshe that they will not only go into battle they will lead the troops. In addition they say to him that they will stay an extra 7 years until the land in apportioned to all the tribes.
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Chp. 33 verses 1 & 2: Introduction, the Torah introduces a review of all the journeys that the Jews traveled in the desert for the 40 years.
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Chp. 33 verses 3 - 40: Moshe goes through a list of the travels of the nation in the desert during their 40 years journey.
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Chp. 33 verses 41 - 56 Chp. 34 verses 1 - 22: Chp. 33 Finishes the itinerary of the 40 years that the Children of Israel traveled in the desert. It finishes with a warning about occupying the land, and the price that would be payed if they did not wipe out the 7 nations. Chp. 34 describes the boundaries of the Land of Israel. finishes with a description of the those who would apportion the land.
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Chp. 34 verses 22 - 29 The Torah lists the name of the Princes that help allot the land to their tribes. Chp. 35 verses 1 - 13, The 6 cities of Refuge that were given to the tribe of Levi, in addition to the other 42, and their surrounding areas.
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Chp. 35 verses 14 - 34: Continuing with the cities of the Levites.
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366 Chp. 36 verses 1 - 13: The members of the Tribe of Menassah complain to Moshe that they don't want the daughters of Tzlophehad, marrying outside their tribe. They were concerned that their ancestral lands would be given to other tribes. Moshe hears the law from Hashem and the daughters of Tzlophehad marry not only within their tribe but also within their family, their uncles.