Sermons on Passover (Pesach)
Torah parsha Emor (אֱמֹר) is from Leviticus 21:1–24:23 and Hebrew for “speak,” and is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parsha) in the annual cycle of Torah readings and instructs us in the purity rules for priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), as well as recounts the holy days, provides for lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.
Learn about Passover, the two Firstfruits, and how to count the Omer up to Shavu’ot as well as the deeper symbolism and significance of all God’s Holy Days in the video study above! -Readings below for Passover and the week of Unleavened Bread – 2022 Passover Readings First Day Nissan 15, 5782 April 16, 2022 First Torah: On…
In this week’s Passover haftorah, we read about the young King Josiah finding the Torah scrolls and returning the people to the true observance of Passover. We parallel this with the original commandments in Torah about how to observe Passover (Pesach) and how Yeshua observed it with his disciples in accordance with the Torah and how we will observe it in the Millennial kingdom! Passover Haftarah taken from 2 Kings 23:1-9, 21-25.
Learn in Torah parashah Bo about how God allows us to experience the negative cause and effect destruction of holding onto our stubbornness or we can choose to be under the “blood covering of the Lamb” and be blessed with protection, health and prosperity! This parashah tells of the last three plagues on Egypt, instruction on how to observe the New Moon of Aviv in the Spring as the first month of the religious calendar and instruction on how to observe the first Passover.
Parashah B’ha’alotkha covers Numbers 8:1–12:16 and tells of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, the consecration of the Levites, the Second Passover, how a cloud and fire led the Israelites, the silver trumpets, how the Israelites set out on their journeys, complaining by the Israelites, and how Miriam and Aaron questioned Moses.
Many know that one of the most important activities that is part of the traditional preparation for Passover is the elimination of anything that has leaven in it (Hebrew: hametz)… but why is this so important? LEAVEN What is it and how do we keep the feast of unleavened bread? What is it we should be…
Learn about Passover, the two Firstfruits, and how to count the Omer up to Shavu’ot as well as the deeper symbolism and significance of all God’s Holy Days in the video study above! -Readings below were for the week of Unleavened Bread leading up to Shabbat 04/15/2017 Passover Readings On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER (14 Nisan – April 10) we read…