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Annual Reading Schedule - Torah Given Through Mosheh - Week 18 - Speaking With Mosheh on Mount Sinai & The Two Tablets (Exodus 19:1-31:18)

Reading Questions

  1. What is significant about the time when the Ten of the Words and the covenant was made with the people?
  2. Who does Yahweh show kindness to?
  3. What Name are we to not take in vain or bring to naught and what should we keep in mind when meditating on this command?
  4. If someone tells us to forget about the Sabbath, should we listen to that person?
  5. Do animals have to keep the Sabbath?
  6. When must all of our work be completed by?
  7. What is the first command with a promise?
  8. Are the Ten of the Words (The "Ten Commandments") related to our heart?
  9. What is the "right/manner of daughters"?
  10. Are all people who kill others considered worthy of the death penalty?
  11. What is the penalty for hitting your Father or Mother?
  12. What is the penalty for kidnapping?
  13. What is the penalty for cursing Father or Mother?
  14. What injuries to a slave automatically result in that slave being set free?
  15. What is the difference between the man who is put to death because of his ox goring, and the man who is not put to death because of his ox goring?
  16. Is the man who was warned previously of the ox goring, the one who is worthy of death due to his ox now goring and killing a person, is he considered a murderer?
  17. Can the life of one worthy of death be ransomed?
  18. What is the goal of Exodus 21:33-36?
  19. Is slavery or "servitude" ever commanded in the Law of Yahweh?
  20. Will a person be held guilty for injuring or killing a thief?
  21. Why does the man in Exodus 22:5 repay from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard?
  22. When a man gives silver, gold, or goods to his neighbor to watch over them and some is stolen and the thief is not found, who is the man brought to?
  23. What is the proper course of action if a man and an unmarried woman lie together?
  24. What is the penalty for afflicting a widow or orphan?
  25. Can you charge interest to those you lend to?
  26. If we’re supposed to care for the poor, why does it say what it says in Exodus 23:3 and how does that compare to Exodus 23:6?
  27. If you see your enemy's sheep going astray, can we ignore it since it does not mention sheep in Exodus 23:4?
  28. If something is false, how should we regard it? Can we take part in make-believe, false things, "for fun" or "because we enjoy them", or "because the children have such a good time" or "because that's when the family gathers"? Are any of these valid excuses to take part in things that are simply based on falsehood?
  29. A lot of people say the word "lord" is the English translation of the Hebrew word "ba'al". Does Exodus 23:13 mean that we should remove the word "lord" from our Bibles entirely and replace it with another word?
  30. What times in the year do we observe a feast?
  31. Is it permissible to serve and eat meat and milk together in the same meal?
  32. How is a plague possible due to a census?
  33. Why does the rich not give more and the poor give less in Exodus 30:15?
  34. Is the Sabbath Set-Apart (Holy) and should we keep it Set-Apart (Holy)?
  35. What skins are used in Exodus 25:5 and 26:14?

Reading Notes

  • In Exodus 20:4 we're told not to make carved images or likenesses of things in the skies, land, or waters. This is why it is not good to buy or keep around things like teddy bears, action figures, bobble-heads, stuffed animals, and other things similar. We do not want to teach our children to hold onto lifeless objects that cannot save or deliver them. We need to teach them to pray and trust in Yahweh – not some ball of stuffing that isn't even alive. Little boys need to be taught to abhor idols and to obey the commandments, not to be consumed with action figures and coveting super-human abilities which are really only abilities of our Elohiym Yahweh. We need to look to our true hero and Savior – Yahushua. We don't want our children to look up to those things which are naught, which cannot save, which are not real, and which are completely fake and imaginary. Make-believe is lies. Children need truth. They can be taught to use their "imagination" to "imagine what the Kingdom will be like" and "imagine how many people they can help" and "imagine what ways they can serve others", but we do not want them to imagine fake, false, vanities, and come up with useless desires in their hearts through vain imaginations. So instead of encouraging children to have an "active imagination", we want to rather encourage them to have "visions for the Kingdom". Read to them about how YoshiYahu was only eight years old when he began to reign, and He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh and broke down the carved images and idols (2 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 34).
  • There are three places in the Torah that teach "eye for eye", "tooth for tooth", etc..
    Those include:
    1. When a pregnant woman is hit and children come out (Exodus 21:24)
    2. When a blemish is inflicted upon a neighbor (Leviticus 24:20)
    3. When someone bears false witness (Deuteronomy 19:21)
    See the reading notes for Week 46 of the Annual Reading Schedule for more commentary related to this subject and the teachings of Yahushua
  • Related to pledges as mentioned in Exodus 22:26-27, you can see the reading notes for Week 47 of the Annual Reading Schedule with the question, "What is the purpose of a pledge?".
  • We can see that the poor, the fatherless, and the widow are heard by Yahweh when they cry out in Exodus 22. We ought to take note of Yahweh's mercy displayed here in His law and see that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Yahweh's law is a law of love, mercy, faith, and compassion. This is why Yahushua said that the weightier matters of the law were love, judgment (right-ruling), belief (faith), and mercy (Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42).
  • The ark is made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold. The possible significance of this is that the acacia wood is from a tree with very long thorns and the ark is overlaid with gold. Some have pointed out how thorns represent the sin that cropped up after Adam and Chawwah were kicked out of the garden of Eden and how the wood from a thorny tree being used is similar to how we are able through Yahushua to still come near to Yahweh through His mercy (I'm paraphrasing) even though we have all sinned and fallen short of the esteem of Elohiym. Some have also pointed out how you can see yourself in the ark because the gold causes it to be like a mirror. I have heard that this causes there to appear as if there are two copies or witnesses: the actual Law on stone tablets, and the reflection of it also. In addition, I've heard Jeff Benner talk about how we can see ourself perfectly in a mirror, and that it is the perfect witness because it does not lie (the mirror doesn't lie). We see exactly who we are, all of our faults, when we look into the perfect law of Yahweh.
  • Exodus 30:9 says to not offer strange incense. Since our bodies are the temple (John 2:21, 1 Corinthians 6:19), I would think this could be a verse to explain to us why we should not be smoking. We do not want to bring strange incense into the Set-Apart Place, which is our body. I've also read online that smoking and tobacco use in that way has origins in pagan customs from the Americas, I think central America if I remember correctly. I view smoking similar to how I view the Christmas tree – of pagan origin.

Related Verses

Reciting The Ten Words: Deuteronomy 5
Break Down Carved Images: 2 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 34
First Command With Promise: Ephesians 6:2
Recounted Events And Making Known of Sabbath: Nehemiah 9:13-14
Keeping The Law Is About The Heart: Deuteronomy 32:46, Psalms 37:31, 40:8, 119:34, 70, Proverbs 3:1, 2 Kings 10:31, 23:25, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Isaiah 51:7, Ezra 7:10, Ezekiel 14:3-7, 20:16, Matthew 5:28, 1 John 3:15
Lighting Field of Crops on Fire: 2 Samuel 14:30-31
Borrowing and Lending Deuteronomy 15:6, 23:20
Laws of Pledges: Deuteronomy 24:6-17, Job 22:6, 24:3, Proverbs 6:1, 11:15, 17:18, 20:16, 27:13, Ezekiel 18:7-16, 33:15, Amos 2:8, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 5:5, Ephesians 1:14
Make No Mention Other Mighty Ones: Joshua 23:7, Psalms 16:4, Hoshea 2:17, Zechariah 13:2,
Meat & Dairy Together: Genesis 18:2-8, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 14:21
Mosheh Shown The Pattern/The Dwelling Place: Numbers 8:4, Joshua 22:28, 2 Kings 16:10, 1 Chronicles 28:11-19, Acts 7:44, Hebrews 8:5
The Ark: Exodus 37:1-3, 40:20-21, Leviticus 16:2, Numbers 3:31, 4:5, 7:89, 10:33-35, 14:44, 17:5-10, Deuteronomy 10:1-8, 31:9, 25, 26, Joshua 3:3-17, 4:5-18, 6:4-13, 7:6, 8:33, Judges 20:27, 1 Samuel 3:3, 4:3-7:2, 14:18, 2 Samuel 6:2-17, 7:2, 11:11, 15:24-29, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 13:3-14, 15:1-17:1, 22:19, 28:2, 18, 1 Kings 2:26, 3:15, 6:19, 8:1-21, 2 Chronicles 1:4, 5:2-10, 6:11, 41, 8:11, 35:3, Psalms 132:8, Jeremiah 3:16, Hebrews 9:4, Revelation 11:19
The Veil: Exodus 26:31-33, 40:3, 2 Chronicles 3:14, Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38, Luke 23:45, Hebrews 9:3-8, 10:20-21
The Lampstand: Exodus 35:14, 37:17-24, 40:24-25, Numbers 3:31, 1 Kings 7:49, 2 Chronicles 13:11, Zechariah 4:2, Hebrews 9:2, Revelation 1:12, 20, 2:1, 2:5, 4:5
The Table: Exodus 37:10-16, 40:22-23, Leviticus 24:6, Numbers 3:31, 1 Kings 7:48, 1 Chronicles 28:16, 2 Chronicles 4:19, 13:11, Hebrews 9:2
The Courtyard: Exodus 38:9-20, 40:8, 1 Kings 6:36, 8:64, Psalms 84:10, 92:13, 100:4, 116:19, Ezekiel 40:14-44, 42:3-19, 46:20-24
The Horns of The Altar: Leviticus 4:25, 18, 25, 8:15, 16:18, 1 Kings 1:50, 2:28, Psalms 118:27
The Altar For Burnt Offering: Numbers 3:31, 16:38-39, 1 Kings 8:64, 2 Chronicles 13:11
Aharon & His Sons Tend Lamps: Numbers 8:2-3, 1 Samuel 3:3
Set-Apart Garments of Aharon: Numbers 20:26-28
Breastplate: Exodus 35:9, 27, 39:8-21, Leviticus 8:8, Isaiah 59:17, Ephesians 6:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Shoulder Garment: Exodus 35:9, 27, 39:2-22, Leviticus 8:7, 1 Samuel 2:27-30, 14:3, 21:9, 22:18, 23:6-9, 30:7
Embroidered Long Shirt: Leviticus 8:7, 16:4
Turban: Exodus 39:28-31, Leviticus 8:9, 16:4, Ezekiel 21:26, 24:17, Zechariah 3:5
Girdle: Leviticus 8:7, 16:4, Job 12:18, 1 Samuel 18:4, 2 Samuel 20:8, 2 Kings 1:8, Isaiah 11:5, 22:21, Jeremiah 13:1-11, Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Acts 21:11
Shoham Stones: Genesis 2:12, Exodus 35:9, 27, 39:6, 1 Chronicles 29:2, Ezekiel 28:13
Urim & Tummim: Leviticus 8:8, Deuteronomy 33:8, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
Bells: Exodus 39:25
Linen Trousers: Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 6:10, 16:4, Ezekiel 44:18
Set-Apart Sign of Dedication: Exodus 39:30, Leviticus 8:9, 21:12
Incense Altar: Numbers 3:31, 2 Chronicles 13:11
Do Not Offer Strange Incense: Leviticus 10:1-2, Numbers 16:1-40
Plague Related To Census: 2 Samuel 24:1-15, 1 Chronicles 21:1-14
Basin of Bronze For Washing: Exodus 35:18, 38:8, 39:39, 1 Kings 7:30-38
Do Not Offer Blood of Slaughtering With Leaven: Exodus 34:25