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Welcome to Devarim / Words - this week’s Prophetic reading
Prophecy 112, 67, 73, 80;
Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22;
Isaiah 1:1-27;
Matthew 13:24-30;
Matthew 24:1-22;
Isaiah 1:1-27
1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and
Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth! For YAHUVEH has spoken: I have enlarged
and brought up sons, but they have rebelled against Me. 3 The ox knows his owner, the donkey his master’s manger, but Israel does not
know; My people have not understood. 4 Woe, sinful nation, a people heavy with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, sons
who corrupt! They have forsaken YAHUVEH; they have scorned the Holy One of
Israel. They are estranged backward. 5 Why will you be beaten any more? Will you continue the revolt? The whole head
is sick, and the whole heart is faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, no soundness is in it; only a
wound and a stripe and a fresh blow; they have not been closed, nor bound up;
nor softened with oil. 7 Your land is a desolation; your cities burned with fire. Foreigners devour
your land before you; and behold, ruin, as overthrown by foreigners. 8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a hut in a
cucumber field, like a besieged city. 9 Except YAHUVEH of Hosts had left a remnant for us, a few, we would be as
Sodom; we would be as Gomorrah. 10 Hear the Word of YAHUVEH, rulers of Sodom. Listen to the Torah of our ELOHIM,
people of Gomorrah. 11 What good to Me are your many sacrifices, says YAHUVEH? I am full with burnt
offerings of rams, the fat of fattened cattle, and the blood of bulls; nor do I
delight in the blood of lambs and he-goats. 12 When you come to see My face, who has required this at your hand, to trample
My courts? 13 Do not add to bringing vain sacrifice; its incense is an abomination to Me.
The new moon and Sabbath, the going to meeting, I cannot endure the evil
assembly. 14 My soul hates your new moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to
Me. I am disgusted of bearing them. 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. Yea, when
you multiply prayer, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves, purify yourselves. Put away the evil of your doings from My
sight; stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do good, seek justice, make straight the violent one, judge the
orphan, contend for the widow. 18 Come now and let us reason together, says YAHUVEH: Though your sins are as
scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red as the crimson, they
shall be like wool. 19 If you are willing and hear, you shall eat the good of the land. 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the
mouth of YAHUVEH has spoken. 21 Oh how the faithful city has become a harlot! She was full of justice;
righteousness lodged in it. But now, murderers! 22 Your silver has become dross; your wine is diluted with water. 23 Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a
bribe, and is pursuing rewards. They do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause
of the widow come to them, 24 and says the Master, YAHUVEH of Hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Alas! I will
be eased of My foes, and avenge Myself of My enemies. 25 And I will return My hand on you, and refine your dross, as with lye, and
turn aside all your alloy. 26 And I will return your judges as at the first; and your advisers, as at the
beginning; then you shall be called the city of righteousness, a faithful city. 27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her returning ones with
righteousness.
Matthew 13:24-30
24 He put before them another parable, saying The kingdom of Heaven is compared
to a man sowing good seed in his fields. 25 But while the men were sleeping, an enemy came and sowed tares in the midst
of the wheat, and went away. 26 And when the blade sprouted and produced fruit, then the tare also appeared. 27 And coming near, the slaves of the house Master said to him, Sir, did you not
sow good seed in your field? Then from where does it have the tares? 28 And he said to them, A man, an enemy did this. And the slaves said to him, do
you desire, then, that going out we should gather them? 29 But he said, No, lest gathering the tares you should uproot the wheat with
them. 30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest. And in the time of the harvest
I will say to the reapers, First gather the tares, and bind them into bundles to
burn them, but gather the wheat into my granary.
Matthew 24:1-22
1 And going out, YAHUSHUA left the sanctuary. And His disciples came to show Him
the construction of the sanctuary. 2 But YAHUSHUA said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to
you, There will not at all be left one stone on a stone which in no way will not
be thrown down. 3 And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him
privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And, what is the sign of
Your coming and of the end of the age? 4 And answering, YAHUSHUA said to them, See that no man deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Messiah. And they will cause
many to be deceived. 6 For you are bound to hear of revolutions and rumor of wars. Watch out and do
not be disturbed, for it is necessary that all these things happen, but it is
not yet the end. 7 For nation will be raised against nation and kingdom against kingdom; and
there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes against many places. 8 But all these are a beginning of sorrows. 9 Then they will deliver you up to affliction, and will kill you, and you will
be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And then many will be offended, and they will deliver up one another and will
hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will be raised and will deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness shall have been multiplied, the love of the many will
grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end, that one will have eternal life. 14 And this good news of the Kingdom shall be published in all the earth for a
testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. 15 And when you see the sign of uncleanness and desolation, that was spoken of
by Daniel the prophet, which will stand in the holy place. He that reads let him
understand. 16 Then let those in Judea flee into the mountains; 17 the one on the roof, let him not go down to take anything out of his house; 18 and the one in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment. 19 But woe to the ones having a child in womb, and to those nursing in those
days! 20 And pray that your flight will not occur in winter nor on the Sabbath. 21 For there will be great suffering, such as has not happened from the
beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. 22 And except those days were shortened, not any flesh would live. But on
account of the chosen, those days will be shortened.