42-43 Mattot-Masei מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי
Parasha Excerpt
Numbers 30:2–6 (CJB)
[In regular years read with Parashah 43, in leap years read separately]
2(1) Then Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Isra’el. He said, “Here is what Adonai has ordered: 3(2) when a man makes a vow to Adonai or formally obligates himself by swearing an oath, he is not to break his word but is to do everything he said he would do.
4(3) “When a woman makes a vow to Adonai, formally obligating herself, while she is a minor living in her father’s house; 5(4) then, if her father has heard what she vowed or obligated herself to do and holds his peace, then all her vows remain binding—every obligation she has bound herself to will stand. 6(5) But if on the day her father hears it, he expresses his disapproval, then none of her vows or obligations she has bound herself to will stand; and Adonai will forgive her, because her father expressed his disapproval.
Stern, David H. Complete Jewish Bible: An English Version of the Tanakh (Old Testament) and B’rit Hadashah (New Testament). 1st ed. Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications, 1998.
Sabbath Worship
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Scripture
Mark 11:12–25 (CJB)
12 The next day, as they came back from Beit-Anyah, he felt hungry. 13 Spotting in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came up to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it wasn’t fig season. 14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And his talmidim heard what he said.
15 On reaching Yerushalayim, he entered the Temple courts and began driving out those who were carrying on business there, both the merchants and their customers. He also knocked over the desks of the money-changers, upset the benches of the pigeon-dealers, 16 and refused to let anyone carry merchandise through the Temple courts. 17 Then, as he taught them, he said, “Isn’t it written in the Tanakh, “My house will be called a house of prayer for all the Goyim.”1p But you have made it into a den of robbers!”2q 18 The head cohanim and the Torah-teachers heard what he said and tried to find a way to do away with him; they were afraid of him, because the crowds were utterly taken by his teaching. 19 When evening came, they left the city.
20 In the morning, as the talmidim passed by, they saw the fig tree withered all the way to its roots. 21 Kefa remembered and said to Yeshua, “Rabbi! Look! The fig tree that you cursed has dried up!” 22 He responded, “Have the kind of trust that comes from God! 23 Yes! I tell you that whoever does not doubt in his heart but trusts that what he says will happen can say to this mountain, ‘Go and throw yourself into the sea!’ and it will be done for him. 24 Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, trust that you are receiving it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive your offenses.”
p Isaiah 56:7
q Jeremiah 7:11
- Isaiah 56:7 (CJB)
7 I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” ↩︎ - Jeremiah 7:11 (CJB)
11 Do you regard this house, which bears my name, as a cave for bandits? I can see for myself what’s going on,” says Adonai. ↩︎