Torah Reading: Genesis 43:14–44:17 – Joseph’s Cup Found in Benjamin’s bag
Psalm 36
Haftarah – (1) Jeremiah 42:12-20 + 43:12
(2) 1 Kings 8:50-58 + 66
(3) Isaiah 49:14-23
Torah Reading: Genesis 43:14–44:17 – Joseph’s Cup Found in Benjamin’s bag
Psalm 36
Haftarah – (1) Jeremiah 42:12-20 + 43:12
(2) 1 Kings 8:50-58 + 66
(3) Isaiah 49:14-23
Torah Reading: Genesis 42:18 – 43:13 – Joseph’s Brothers Return to Jacob
Psalm 35
Haftorah – Isaiah 50:10 – 51:7 + 11
Hosea 6:2-11
Notes on Genesis 42:18 – 43:13
August 6, 2017 – Genesis 42:1–17 – Joseph’s Brothers Go Down to Egypt
This is the second half of the previous week’s reading.
(Psalm 34 and Isaiah 11:2-10 + 16 apply to this week also).
Observe the Fast of Ab
No Readings except for those about the fast.
Zechariah 8:19 – Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
The Fast of Tammuz, which we observed July 9, and the Fast of Ab on July 30, mark off a season of mourning and self-reflection. The first fast reminded Jews of the day when the wall of Jerusalem was breached by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. (and later by the Romans in 70 A.D.). The second fast designated the complete destruction of the Temple and Israel carried off into captivity. The focus is on the idolatry that brought God’s judgment upon them, and a search to rid themselves of any idolatry within.
The medieval Jewish commentator Maimonides said that all these fasts would cease in the times of the Messiah. So Zechariah’s prophesy points to God’s final victory, which as believers we celebrate from our position as “seated with him in the heavenlies.”
Torah Readings: Gen. 41:38–57 – Joseph Elevated
Psalm 34
Haftarah – Isaiah 11:2-10 + 16
Torah Readings: Genesis 41:1-37
Psalm 33
Haftarah – (1) Isaiah 29:8-19
(2) Haggai 1:1-8 + 2:6-7
Torah Readings: Gen. 40:1-23 – The Cupbearer and the Baker
Observe the Fast of Tammuz!
Psalm 32 again
Haftarah – Isaiah 55:11 – 56:8