“The cohanim will have the right to receive from the people, from those offering a sacrifice, whether ox or sheep, the shoulder, the jowls and the stomach. You will also give him the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.  For Adonai your God […]

“The cohanim, who are L’vi’im, and indeed the whole tribe of Levi, is not to have a share or an inheritance with Israel. Instead, their support will come from the food offered by fire to Adonai and from whatever else becomes his.  They will have no inheritance with their brothers, because Adonai is their inheritance […]

Today we begin Deuteronomy Chapter 18. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. “The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.”-Deuteronomy 18:1 Remember in […]

Following on the heels of our discussion concerning the Torah instructions a king of Israel is to obey, did you know there is only one detailed narrative of a coronation of an Israelite King in the whole Bible? It is in 2 Kings 11:1-16 and you can read it by clicking here. Did you read […]

“When he has come to occupy the throne of his kingdom, he is to write a copy of this Torah for himself in a scroll, from the one the priest and Levites use.  It is to remain with him, and he is to read in it every day, as long as he lives; so that he […]