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.
5 days ago
Chp. 8 verses 5 - 18: After God has blessed you with everything, don't fall into the sin of arrogance and conceit. Self made man!
5 days ago
221 Moshe's Mission: A overview of Moshe from his birth through his bringing down the tablets from Mt. Sinai.
1 week ago
Chp. 8 verses 1 - 4: A warning to not be overconfident the necessity to keep every commandment as if it was the only one.
1 week ago
220 Crowns in Judaism, from the Giving of the Torah when the Jewish people said the words " we will do and we will listen." Until the crowning of the Messiah may he come quickly and in our time.
2 weeks ago
Chp. 7 verses 13 - 26: Continues with the benefits of being obedient and following God's laws. Moshe is telling the people that they should be confident since God is in their midst.
2 weeks ago
219 Patience. The importance of patience. The price for impatience throughout the history of the world.
2 years ago
Bamidbar, the first portion in the 4th Book of the Torah, introduction.
2 years ago
Conclusion of the duties of the family of Kehos in the desert when they carried the Ark and all the vessels.
2 years ago
Chp. 1 verses 3 - 19: Moshe and Aaron count those from the age of 20 for military service. The name of each of the princes of each tribe are listed.
2 years ago
Chp. 1 verses 20 - 35: Moshe has been told by God to count the tribes of Israel individually by name those that were fit for military service from the age of 20 - 60. These verses deal with the first 8 tribes.
2 years ago
Chp. 1 verses 36 - 54: Continuation of the count of the tribes. The tribe of Levi was not part of this count because they were to serve God in the Mishkan.
2 years ago
Chp. 2 verses 1 - 34: A description and numbering of the tribes as to how they were divided into groups of threes, on each side of the compass with the Levites and the Tabernacle in the middle. The order in which they camped was the same order that they traveled. The chapter ends with a total number of all the men that were eligible for military service.
2 years ago
Bamidbar Chp. 3 verses 1 - 15: The genealogy of Aaron. The status of the Levites.
2 years ago
Chp, 3 verses 16 - 39: The census of the Levites, the families of Gershon, Kehos, and Merari. commanded by God to Moshe, from the age of one month old.
2 years ago
Chp. 3 verses 40 - 51 and Chp. 4 verses 1 - 10: The census of the first born. Substitution of the Levites for the first born, 22,000 with a person and 273 were redeemed with money, The next chapter begins with the duties of the family of Kehoth in connection with the carrying of the vessels of the tabernacle.
2 years ago
Chp. 1 verses 1 & 2: God commands Moshe to count the Jewish nation in the 2nd year on the 1st of the 2nd month, He is to count all of them from the ages of 20-60 according to their names.
8 years ago
Chp. 1 verses 1 - 46: Introduction, Moshe and Aaron are commanded by Hashem to count the men from the ages of twenty to sixty for military service.
8 years ago
Chp. 1 verse 47 - chp. 2 verse 34: The Levites are counted separately since they would serve Hashem in the Mishkan. Chp. 2 describes how the tribes camped and traveled in the desert, their numbers, and their flags.
8 years ago
Chp. 3 verse 1 - chp. 4 verse 12: Introduction to Aaron and his sons that would serve as priests in the Mishkan. The command to Moshe from Hashem to designate the tribe of Levi to serve the priests in the Mishkan, as substitutes for the firstborn Israelites. By Hashem's command Moshe counts the three families of the Levites, by their individual families. He designates which direction they would camp and what their duties would be. Chp. 4 Moshe counts the family of Kehath and describes their duties.
8 years ago
Chp. 4 verses 12 - 20: Continues with the description of the duties of the family of Kehath. Finishes with a stern warning for them to follow the directions given by Moshe and Aaron from Hashem so that they don't die.