Torah Portion Week 5 (24-25)
Chayei Sarah – “Life of Sarah” – Gen 23:1 – 25:18
Death of Sarah, Purchase of Machpela & Eliezeer sent to get Rebekkah
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23:1-2 – The Sarah you never saw: (we read this last week) Jasher 23:1-19
- Compassion (tender) – Psalm 145 and others
- Reminder of the servant forgiven the debt
- Jasher 23:76-90
- Take it patiently: Sirach 2:1-11
Writings of Abraham 148-153, (163)
23:20 – These are more deeds of Abraham, completely humble. Who is our neighbor (Good Samaritan)? – Luke 10:25-37
Doing good to all (neighbors) – Multiple verses (a new way of thinking)
Winning Souls Writings of Abraham 55 (pg 86), 80 (pg 106)
- How can we ever think to make true converts hating the people outside of covenant
- Contrast with how jews today think of outsiders? link
- (Reminder) We are not called to be Jewish
- Contrast with how jews today think of outsiders? link
- 1st Peter again
- Jasher 24:8-10
- Abraham was just and honest with all – Proverbs 11, 16 & Lev 19
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24:15 – Answering prayer before even asked – Verses about prayer (Is 65, Ps 34 etc..)
24:21 – Hospitality was the sign from YHWH – John 13, Gal 5, Matt 7 (fruits)
24:33 – Fasting whilst on his mission
24:43 – This passage combined with Gen 24:16 shows alma can also mean virgin, just as Bethula 24:43 – Alma (virgin)
- Isaiah 7:14 (alma)
- 24:16 also uses betula
24:48 – We can ask him to go before us still this day
24:52 – Are we as thankful to YHWH when he delivers? – Ps 150
24:60 – Be the mother of thousands of millions (she was the mother of two nations)
- Children and enemies at the gate verses (Job 5, Ps 127, Sirach 30)
- “The Gate” is a place for entering into battle, or the place for judgement, civil matters
24:67 – Some use this verse to say relations = marriage
- Compare with Exo 22:16
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25-end – Jasher 26:21-End
- Abraham brought the children of the earth to the service of YHWH
- Writings of Abraham 49 (pg 81)
- Writings of Abraham 62 (91)
- Writings of Abraham 49 (pg 81)
