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Shabbat Shalom!
Welcome to Tazria - She Conceives / Metzora - Infected One - this week’s Prophetic reading

Prophecy 89, 106, 121;
Leviticus 12:1-15:33;
Isaiah 66:1-24;
Luke 2:22-35; Mark 1:35-45;



Isaiah 66:1-24

1 So says YAHUVEH: Heaven is My throne, and earth the footstool of My feet. Where then is the house that you build for Me? And where then is the place of My rest?
2 And My hand has made all these things, even all these things exist, declares YAHUVEH. But I will look toward this one, to the humbled one, and to the contrite of spirit, even trembling at My Word.
3 He who slaughters an ox is as if he struck a man; he who sacrifices a lamb is as if he broke a dog's neck; he who offers a present is as if it were swine's blood; he making mention of incense is as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their way, and their soul delights in their abominations1.
4 I also will choose their vexations; and I will bring their fears to them; because I called, and no one answered; I spoke, and they did not hear. But they did the evil in My eyes, and chose that in which I had no pleasure.
5 Hear the Word of YAHUVEH, those who tremble at His Word. Your brothers who hate you, who drive you out for My name's sake, have said, YAHUVEH is glorified. But He shall appear in your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
6 A roaring sound from the city! A sound from the sanctuary! It is the sound of YAHUVEH repaying retribution to His enemies.
7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before pain came to her, she delivered a male child.
8 Who has heard a thing like this? Who has seen things like these? Shall the earth be brought forth in one day? Shall a nation be born in one step? For Zion travailed and also brought forth her sons.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? says YAHUVEH. Surely I cause birth, and restrain, says your Elohim.
10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all who love her. Rejoice a rejoicing with her, all who mourn for her;
11 that you may suck and be satisfied with her comforting breasts; that you may milk out and delight yourselves with the fullness of her glory.
12 For so says YAHUVEH: Behold, I stretch out peace to her like a river, and glory of nations like an overflowing torrent. And you shall suck; you shall be carried on the side and be dandled on knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 And you will see, and your heart shall rejoice; and your bones shall flourish like the grass. And the hand of YAHUVEH shall be known toward His servants, and He shall be indignant with His enemies.
15 For, behold, YAHUVEH will come with fire, and His chariots like the whirl-wind, to return His wrath in fury, and His rebuke in flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by His sword YAHUVEH will execute judgment with all flesh; and the slain of YAHUVEH shall be many.
17 Those who sanctify themselves, and purify themselves to the gardens, each one in the midst, eaters of swine's flesh, and the hateful thing, and the mouse, these are cut off together, says YAHUVEH.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts; it comes to gather all the nations and the tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.
19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape from them to the nations of Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawers of the bow; to Tubal and Javan, to the far away coasts that have not heard (Aleph/Tav) My fame nor seen (Aleph/Tav) My glory. And they shall declare (Aleph/Tav) My glory among the nations.
20 And they shall bring all your brothers out of all nations, an offering to YAHUVEH, on horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and on mules, and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem, says YAHUVEH; as the sons of Israel bring the offering in a clean vessel to the house of YAHUVEH.
21 And I will also take some of them for the priests, for the Levites, says YAHUVEH.
22 For as the new heavens and the new earth which I make stand before Me, declares YAHUVEH, so your seed and your name shall stand.
23 And it will be, from new moon to its new moon, and from Sabbath to its Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before Me, says YAHUVEH.
24 And they shall go out and see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm shall not die, nor shall their fire be put out; and they shall be an object of disgust to all flesh.

Luke 2:22-35;

22 And when the days of her cleansing according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to YAHWEH,
23 as it has been written in the Torah of YAHWEH: Every male opening a womb shall be called a holy one to YAHWEH; (Ex. 13:2)
24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that said in the Torah of YAHWEH, a pair of turtledoves, or two nestlings of doves1. (Lev. 12:8)
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, eagerly expecting the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it happened to him, having been divinely instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Messiah of YAHWEH.
27 And by the Spirit he came into the sanctuary. And as the parents were bringing in the Child Yahshua for them to do according to the custom of the Torah concerning Him,
28 even Simeon received Him into his arms. And he blessed YAHWEH and said,
29 Now dismiss your servant in peace, Adonai, according to your word.
30 Because my eyes saw Your Salvation2,
31 which You prepared before the face of all the peoples;
32 a Light for revelation to the nations, and the Glory of Your people Israel. (Is 49:6)
33 And Joseph was marveling, also His mother, at the things being said concerning Him.
34 And Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mariam, Behold, this One is set for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against;
35 yea, a sword also will pierce your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Mark 1:35–45

35 And rising up quite early in the night, He went out and went away into a deserted place. And He was praying there.
36 And Simon and those with Him searched for Him.
37 And finding Him, they said to Him, All are seeking You.
38 And when they found Him they said to Him, All the people are looking for you. He said to them, Walk into the villages and into the cities that are nearby, for I will also preach there. I have come for this reason.
39 And He was proclaiming in their synagogues in all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
40 And a leper came to Him, begging Him, and falling on his knees to Him, and saying to Him, If You desire, You are able to make me clean.
41 And being moved with pity, reaching out the hand, YAHUSHUA touched him, and said to him, I am willing. Be made clean!
42 And He having spoken, instantly the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
43 And strictly warning him, He at once put him out,
44 and said to him, See, tell no one a thing, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses directed concerning your cleansing, for a testimony to them.
45 But going out he began to proclaim much, and to spread about the matter, so that He no longer could openly enter into a city. But He was outside in deserted places. And they came to Him from every place.