PORTIONS - A TFI Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Join us as we explore the weekly Torah portions from a Hebraic perspective. Visit togetherforisrael.org for more information about Together for Israel!
When God says something once, we should listen. But when He says it over and over again, we need to pay close attention. In this week’s Portions Podcast, one command keeps coming up: Be Careful! Grab your Bible and a pen as we unpack why God repeats this warning and what it means for us today. I think you’ll be encouraged and strengthened.
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One thing you can always count on is this: when God makes a promise, He keeps it. He is faithful to His Word from generation to generation. This week on the Portions Podcast, Scott and Nathan unpack some powerful chapters from Deuteronomy that will encourage your faith and remind you of God’s unwavering faithfulness. Grab your Bible, grab a pen, and join us.
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This week on the Portions Podcast, we’re in Deuteronomy 3-7, where God gives a powerful command: “Keep your soul diligently.” Our faithfulness today impacts our children and grandchildren tomorrow. Grab your Bible, and join us as we explore what it means to guard our hearts and leave a legacy that lasts.
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When God calls you, He always provides. This week on the Portions Podcast, we’re kicking off the book of Deuteronomy and looking back at God’s faithfulness in the wilderness where His people lacked nothing and abundant promises were waiting in the land. Grab your Bible and join us. I think you’ll be encouraged.
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God is looking for men and women who keep their word - even when it hurts. In today’s Portions Podcast, we’re exploring God’s final instructions to Israel before they entered the Promised Land and why keeping our vows still matters today. Grab your Bible and join us.
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Welcome to this week’s Portions Podcast! Today we’re talking about The Zeal of Phineas. A man whose passion for God’s holiness turned away a plague and changed the course of Israel’s history. What does it look like to be jealous for the things God is jealous for? Grab your Bible, and let’s dive in. I think you’ll be encouraged.
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Welcome to this week’s Portions Podcast! Today we’re diving into a “Supernatural Showdown.” Israel is facing impossible odds as a sorcerer is hired to curse God’s people but what God blesses, no one can curse. Grab your Bible and join us as we unpack the story of Balaam and discover why it’s referenced more than 20 times throughout Scripture. I think you’ll be encouraged. Let’s get started.
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Welcome to today’s Portions Podcast! Why did God take Edom’s rejection of Israel so personally? In today’s episode, we unpack a fascinating moment in the book of Numbers that reveals God’s heart for His people and the consequences of opposing His purposes. Grab your Bible, and let’s dive in!
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When leaders get prideful, things fall apart. When leaders get low, God moves. In today’s podcast, we’re looking at Moses and Aaron, who faced a furious mob but chose humility over self-preservation. They fell on their faces before the Lordand God responded. Don’t miss this powerful lesson on leadership, humility, and the power of seeking God first.
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When life gets difficult, we all face a choice: Will we trust in our own strength or in God’s? Will we see our circumstances through human eyes or through the eyes of faith? We believe you’ll be encouraged with this episode of the PORTIONS podcast!
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The Torah portion we’re exploring today paints a powerful picture of God’s supernatural provision in the middle of the wilderness. Join us as we unpack the blessing of trusting God’s provision and the danger of a dissatisfied heart. We’re so glad you’re with us.
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In this week's episode we talk about the fact that in God's economy, separation often precedes blessing. Grab your Bibles and notebooks and join us!
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Welcome to this week’s Portions podcast. As believers around the world celebrate Shavuot / Pentecost, Nathan and I are going to unpack a perspective on this feast that you probably won’t hear in church this Sunday. From Mount Sinai to Acts chapter 2, there’s a powerful connection that reveals God’s heart in an incredible way. Grab your Bible, grab a pen, and join us today.
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In a day and age where most of us would do anything to avoid the wilderness, this week on the Portions Podcast we’re talking about the power and purpose of the wilderness journey. Throughout Scripture, God meets us there, shapes us there, and speaks to us there. Tune in today! We’re so glad you’re joining us.
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Today on the Portions Podcast, Nathan and I are unpacking the final chapters of the book of Leviticus, and we’re talking about the faith to rest. God teaches His people that when we honor His Word, trust His Sabbath, and walk in His statutes, we can rest knowing He is faithful to provide. He’s the God who blesses beyond what we could ask or imagine. Grab your Bible, grab a pen, and thanks for tuning in.
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Welcome to this week’s Portions podcast. We’re wrapping up something we’ve never really done before...a deep dive into “Strange Fire.” Over the past few episodes, we stepped off the usual path in Leviticus 9, 10, and 11 to look at what happens when leaders fall. And today is part four and the final piece. Grab your Bibles and join us!
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Welcome to this week’s Portions Podcast. We’re in part three of our series Strange Fire: When Leaders Fall. Today, we’re stepping into Leviticus chapter 10 where leadership failure hits hard as we're talking about the life of King Saul. Grab your Bibles and notebooks and let's jump in!
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The book of Leviticus isn’t just about rules, it’s about relationship. It’s about a holy God making a way to dwell with His people. In this week's episode we continue to unpack what it means to be relationship with a Holy God. Grab your Bibles and join us!
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Welcome to this week’s PORTIONS podcast. Today we’ve come to a pivotal moment for the children of Israel in the book of Leviticus. Grab your Bibles and let's get into it!
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In today’s podcast, we’re in Leviticus 6 through 8, unpacking the sacrifices God requires and what they were really pointing to. While God called His people to bring offerings, we’ll see there’s something even more important to Him than the sacrifices themselves. Grab your Bible, grab a pen, you won’t want to miss this one.
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This week we’re in the book of Leviticus this week - don’t tune out ;) Here we’re seeing how God makes a way for sinful people to be restored into relationship with Him and how It’s all intentional! Grab your Bible, grab a pen, and join us.
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We’re diving into the book of Leviticus today and trust us, it’s more powerful than you might expect. As Scott and Nathan walk through the first five chapters, we’re asking one surprising question: What’s that smell? You’re going to be encouraged. Grab your Bible and join us!
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We’re in a powerful section of the book of Exodus today, asking what will truly set God’s people apart? Grab your Bible and a pen, because Nathan and I are diving into some incredible chapters that reveal why the presence of God changes everything.
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*** Salad Dressing Recipe Below ;)
Today we’re diving into God’s instructions concerning the tabernacle. We’re calling this episode “God’s Recipe.” As we unpack these incredible details together, I think you’re going to be deeply encouraged. Grab your Bible, grab a pen, and join us.
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Italian salad dressing
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon oregano
Mix well. Store at room temperature. It may take up to 24 hours for the full flavor to come out, so if using on the same day, add salt and pepper to the salad.
- also works well as a marinade for chicken, especially chicken kebabs.
It’s incredible to realize that we can actually partner with God in bearing His burdens. Today on Portions, Scott and Nathan open the Word to talk about what it means to carry the things that matter to God.
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For many people, sitting in a room when the offering plate is passed can feel uncomfortable but today’s portion reveals something powerful...that moment may actually be one of the most blessed places a person can be!
That’s exactly what unfolds in today’s portion. Don’t miss It!
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God doesn’t save us just to give us a testimony. He saves us so that we would live differently. We’re not just rescued from something…we’re called into something! Grab your Bible and a pen. This episode is going to challenge you, stretch you, and bless you!
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This week on the podcast, we’re unpacking the surprising salvation of a pagan priest. Jethro, the priest of Midian, encounters the God of Israel and His response ends up shaping Israel’s journey through the wilderness.
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This week on the Portions Podcast: By Way of the Wilderness. We’re continuing through Exodus as God’s people step into the wilderness—and the journey is just getting started. Stay tuned.
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Thanks for joining us for this week’s podcast. Today’s episode is titled Does God Love Israel’s Enemies? The answer may surprise you. Join Nathan and me as we take an incredible journey through the book of Exodus together.
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When God decides to move, nothing stays the same. This week on the Portions Podcast, Nathan and I unpack key passages from Exodus 6-9, where God reveals His heart and power on behalf of His people. We believe this episode will truly encourage you!
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Welcome to this week’s Portions Podcast. Today we’re diving into the opening chapters of Exodus, exploring the life of Moses and how God prepared him to be Israel’s deliverer. Our title for this episode is The Role of Women & The Salvation of Israel, and it’s a powerful reminder that from the very beginning, God used mighty women when it came to protecting life, speaking truth, and advancing His redemptive plan.
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This week on the podcast, we’re closing out the book of Genesis and walking through Israel and Joseph’s final days as they set the stage for the incredible miracles of Exodus. This is a pivotal moment in the story. You don’t want to miss it.
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Today on the Portions Podcast, we’re unpacking Genesis 45 and calling this episode “Sent by God?” Many of us feel like we’ve been sent by people or circumstances but what if it was God all along? That’s the realization Joseph comes to in this powerful chapter, and it has everything to do with purpose, pain, and God’s greater plan. Grab your Bible, and let’s dive in.
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Welcome back to the Portions Podcast. Today we’re in Genesis 41 looking at Joseph and how seasons that make you feel forgotten may actually be God’s preparation for greater impact. Grab your Bible, grab a pen, and let’s unpack this together.
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Friends, this week’s Portions Podcast is going to bless you and encourage you. We’re entitling it “The Lord Was With Joseph.” You know, man may forget us, like Joseph was forgotten, but God never does. The Lord was with Joseph in the pit, in the prison, and in the process…and in the same way God was with Joseph, God is with us!
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This week’s Portions Podcast is a powerful one. We’re diving into Genesis 32 and talking about Crossing the Jabbok, the place where everything changes in the presence of God. Grab your Bible, grab your notebook, and lean in. I believe you’re going to be encouraged and challenged today.
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This week’s Portions Podcast is titled 'God’s Choices May Offend You' and we’re looking at Jacob and Esau and asking what’s really behind God’s choosing and why His choices can sometimes rub us the wrong way. Grab your Bible, grab your pen. It’s going to be a great podcast!
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This week on the podcast, we’re talking about Despised Birthrights. As we open the scriptures and unpack this portion, we’ll look at Isaac and Jacob and what their story shows us about the kind of people God chooses, and what He values that we often overlook.
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Friends, this week’s portion talks of the death of Sarah, Isaac finding a wife, and the passing of Abraham. We’re calling this episode Numbering Our Days. The Psalmist prays, “Lord, teach us to number our days,” and when Abraham did, he finished his race satisfied with life. So open your Bible, grab your pen, and lean in with us!
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Friends, in this episode we discuss the question; ‘Is anything too hard for the LORD?’ Open your Bibles, open your heart; let’s see how the God of the impossible meets us today!
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Welcome to the Portions Podcast. Today we explore God’s Everlasting Covenant with Israel. This covenant is everlasting, it is unilateral, and it is unconditional. We’ll trace the ‘I will’ statements, see how God keeps His word through generations, and talk about what that means for our trust today. When God says ‘I will,’ He does.
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Friends, welcome to the Portions Podcast. Today’s episode is titled The Skull Crusher: The First Whisper of the Gospel. In this week’s portion we’re in the opening chapters of Genesis, where the fall meets a promise. The moment humanity fails, God speaks hope! We’ll trace that thread through this portion and into our lives right now. Grab your Bible and your pen. Let’s begin.
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You don’t want to miss today’s episode...it’s the start of a brand-new season! We’re beginning right way the start: Genesis 1, verse 1. Join us as we open the Torah together and talk about the power of God’s Word - the Words of Life that spoke creation into being and still speak to us today.
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Friends, you’ve made it! This is our final podcast of the season as we close out the Book of Deuteronomy. Thank you for walking this journey with us all the way through.
Today’s episode is a special one. We’re talking about culmination. The culmination of Moses’ life, the culmination of the Torah, and the threshold of promise as the children of Israel prepare to step into the land.
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Today we’re diving into Deuteronomy chapter 32—the Song of Moses. Join Nathan and Scott as we unpack this powerful passage together. Grab your Bible, grab your pen, and tune in. We're so thankful you’ve joined us for today’s episode.
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As we continue our journey through the Book of Deuteronomy, I’m so thankful for today’s Portions Podcast. We’re calling this episode The Character of the Father. Together we’ll look at the heart of our King and how He chooses His people and how He responds when His children wander. Don’t miss today’s episode!
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As we approach the Feast of Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah, Jewish people around the world will be reading from Deuteronomy chapters 29 and 30. In these passages, God promises restoration to a people who don’t naturally deserve it. And if He made that promise to Israel, He will do the same for us. Tune in today as we explore this powerful truth.
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We’re in for a real treat today, because Scott's father, Shelly Volk, is joining us in the studio! Together, we’re diving into the Book of Deuteronomy and discovering how the truth of God’s Word will set you free.
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Welcome to today’s podcast, one you truly don’t want to miss. The title is God Cares. He cares about you, He cares about how you treat His people, He cares about how we live, because we represent Him here on the earth. Thanks for joining us. Grab your pen, grab your Bible, and get ready...this is a message you’ll want to lean into.
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If there’s one thing that always amazes us, it’s this: God never intended for Israel to have a king. And yet, because of His love for His people, He gave them instructions for the day they chose to go the way of every other nation. So grab a pen, grab your Bible, and get ready to be blessed by the Word of God.
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Get ready to be encouraged today! As we journey through the book of Deuteronomy, we see God, through Moses, laying out life-giving instructions for His people as they prepare to enter the land of promise. And here’s the heartbeat of today’s episode: living with open hands. Open hands to give, and open hands to receive. It’s a powerful reminder of the freedom God calls us into. You don’t want to miss this conversation on today’s Portions Podcast.
If there’s one thing that can derail the destiny God has for us, it’s pride. Today, we’re going to lean into the power of humility, the very quality God longed to see in His children as they stepped into the land of promise. This isn’t just history; it’s a message for us right now. You don’t want to miss this episode of the Portions Podcast.
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Today’s PORTIONS Podcast is going to be a real encouragement. Our theme is The Law: Burden or Blessing? God gave His law to the children of Israel, and Jesus didn’t abolish it, He fulfilled it! We’ll talk about what that means and why it matters for us today. Stick with us, you won’t want to miss this conversation.
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Imagine getting a front-row seat to the final words of Moses. Words filled with wisdom, warning, and deep revelation. On today’s PORTIONS Podcast, that’s exactly what you’re stepping into. We’re opening the Book of Deuteronomy, a 37-day window into Moses’s heart as he delivers his final addresses to the people of Israel. These are the moments that shaped a nation. Don’t miss it!
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You’re in for something special today! Joining us in the studio is Scott's Dad, Shelly Volk, as we wrap up the Book of Numbers. Together, we’re diving into the Word, the Will, and the Way of God. So grab your pen, grab your Bible and tune in. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss!
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Sin can feel good for a moment, but the pleasures of sin are fleeting, and today’s PORTION Podcast introduces us to someone who knew there was something far greater at stake. Phineas was jealous, not for pleasure, but for God’s presence. Today we’re diving into a powerful story from the Book of Numbers that challenges us to live for what truly lasts.
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Welcome to The Portions Podcast. Today’s episode is a powerful one. We’re diving into the story of Miriam, unpacking the moment Moses struck the rock, and yes, we’re even talking about red heifers. Remember friends, miracles don’t impress God. What does impress Him? That’s what we’re going to explore. Grab your Bible, lean in, and let’s get started.
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Welcome to Portions! Buckle up friends, today we’re diving into Numbers 16-18 and the dramatic story of Korah’s Rebellion. Our theme is “Prone to Wander,” and this one hits close to home. You don’t want to miss this.
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Welcome back to the Portions Podcast! Today, Nathan and I are diving deep into Numbers 13. We’re talking about the power of seeing prophetically, because when God gives a promise, you can count on the enemy to throw distractions, doubts, and natural circumstances in your way. In this episode, we unpack what it means to take God at His word, even when what you see in the natural doesn’t line up!
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In this episode, Scott and special guest Joshua Aaron talk about the purouse of the priesthood and unpack Numbers 8-12 and the retirement of all things. You don't want to miss this one!
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The wilderness isn’t just a place, it’s a purpose. In today’s episode, Nathan and I dive into the book of Numbers and explore how God uses the wilderness to shape us, test us, and draw us closer. Plus, we’ve got something really special: a video of my dad proclaiming the Aaronic Benediction over the community he served in Phoenix for over 40 years. You won’t want to miss it.
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Most of us would gladly avoid a wilderness journey! In today's podcast we're talking about the power and purpose of that wilderness and how God sometimes uses these times to speak most clearly to us.
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Welcome back to Portions! Today, join us as we delve into the final chapters of Leviticus, exploring the profound concept of REST. Discover how honoring God's word, observing the Sabbath, and following His statutes unlocks blessing for us all.
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Welcome to The Portions Podcast! Join us as we unpack Leviticus chapters 21 through 24 and explore how priests are called to represent the Lord as well as God's appointed times. Grab your Bibles and a pen, because we're about to dive deep in the next 20 minutes!
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Welcome back to The Portions Podcast! Today, Nathan and I are diving into Leviticus 16 - This chapter outlines the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, where the high priest enters the Holy of Holies to offer sacrifices for the sins of the people. It’s a profound ritual that points directly to Jesus as our perfect priest and ultimate sacrifice. Thanks for joining us!
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God is giving us an invitation to live an UNDEFILED life! In this episode we'll discuss the lengths to which God will go to make sure we are clean! Join us for this stirring episode of PORTIONS.
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Welcome to The Portions Podcast! Today, we’re exploring The Anatomy of a Shout — what stirs within us to release a cry so powerful it brings down walls and magnifies the presence of the Lord? Join us as we explore this and see that just as God showed up for the children of Israel, He’s ready to show up for you today!
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In this special episode, Nathan and I explore the rich meaning of the Passover Seder, celebrated by Jewish communities around the world. As we reflect on God’s mighty acts—liberating the Israelites in Exodus, offering redemption through the cross 2,000 years ago, and continuing to work in our lives today — we invite you to attune your heart to the God of salvation, past, present, and future.
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Welcome to The Portions Podcast! Today, we’re diving into Leviticus 6 through 8—and discovering that God desires something even deeper than sacrifice. Yes, He calls His people to bring offerings, but there’s one thing He values even more. It might just surprise you. Let’s get into it.
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Friends, we’ve made it to the book of Leviticus! In today’s episode, we’re exploring how this often-overlooked book teaches us to live in relationship with God. What does it mean to “stay salty,” and why does it matter? Join us as we uncover the significance of holiness, obedience, and communion with God. You won’t want to miss this conversation!
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Welcome to The Portions Podcast! Today, we’ve reached the final portion in the book of Exodus. We’re diving into the completion of the tabernacle, the moment when the glory of the Lord fills it—yet Moses finds himself unable to enter. It’s a powerful, thought-provoking discussion you won’t want to miss.
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Welcome to Portions, where we dive into powerful moments from Scripture that can change the way we see God and our faith. Today, we’re exploring an incredible story about Moses and the children of Israel in the desert — a moment where Moses’ prayers actually changed God’s mind. Prayer is more powerful than we often realize, and this story proves it. Stay with us as we break it all down and discover what it means for us today!
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In this episode we discuss the beauty of holiness and how God desires His priests to represent His holiness to those who are called to be Holy.
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Welcome to today’s episode! We’re diving into Exodus 25–27, exploring how God’s generosity shapes generous hearts in His sons and daughters—all for the purpose of dwelling with Him!
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Today’s discussion explores God’s Economy, which operates differently from man’s. God gives us laws to live by and the Sabbath as a blessing — not just for us, but for our children, livestock, and land. Grab your Bible and take notes, because you won’t want to miss this episode!
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Do you ever wonder why you are going through a difficult season? Are you ever discouraged and confused by it? Today we are taking about this and we'll jump into Scripture and show you how God desires to demonstrate His salvation in the midst of these circumstances.
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Tune in for the final part of our Life of Moses special with our guest Lee Cummings as we look at the miraculous way God led the children of Israel out of Egypt.
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Join Scott and special guest, Pastor Lee Cummings as they continue the Life of Moses series. Today they discuss the plagues, their significance, and God's ultimate plan for deliverance!
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Welcome to the second part of our Life of Moses series with special guest Lee Cummings! Grab your Bible and notebook and follow along as we continue to unpack the Book of Exodus!
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When we go alone, we go in our own power but when we're sent, we go in the power of the one who sends us! Join us as we look a the life of Moses and the power being sent by God to do great things!
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Friends, join us for the fourth and final part of the Life of Joseph series with our special guest Corey Russell.
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Today we continue to unpack the life of Joseph and talk about Potiphar, prison and the promises of God with our good friend @officialcoreyrussell . Join us!
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Tune in part 2 of our Life of Joseph series with Corey Russell as we look at Genesis 37 and we talk about the war that will come against those that carry God's promise!
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Join Scott and Corey Russel as they explore The life of Joseph and the unexpected ways God can launch you into your destiny - Don't miss this one!
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This week we unpack a divine wresting match and see how Jacob's name is changed and Israel's destiny is sealed!
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God chooses differently than we do and in today's episode we will see how God chooses using Kingdom and not earthly standards and that should be an encouragement for us today.
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When God grants success it's not for the purposes of our name being lifted up but so that He will be glorified. Join us for this very encouraging episode of the PORTIONS Podcast!
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Welcome to a new season of The Portions Podcast! Join us as we open up the book of Genesis and see the pattern that is true through Scripture - God speaks order into chaos! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!
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Join us for this episode and let's look at how God chooses Abraham to be the one through whom Messiah will ultimately come!
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There is a pattern in Scripture that once you see it, alters how you perceive the Word of God. Join us for this episode as we take a look at the life of Noah and how God used his family to prepare the way for Messiah.
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When Gods says He will restore He means it! Join us as we discuss how God keeps His word and lovingly encourages us and restores all that has been lost!
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God loves to give to us and is blessed as we give back to Him. Join us as we see how God is preparing to give a land to His people as gift and inheritance. Join us!
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God cases about how treat our neighbors and God cares about how we treat Israel. Join us as we unpack these two themes and see examples of this in Scripture.
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The Lord desires us to give Him our best so that He can give us HIS best. Today we talk bout the power of TRUE generosity, not just generosity toward others but toward God and the undeniable result!
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Today in our PORTIONS Podcast we discuss exalting God to the highest place in our lives and the resulting blessing that falls upon us. Grab your Bibles and join us!
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Today as we look through Deuteronomy chapters 7-11 we are reminded that if left to ourselves, the whispers of the enemy will cause us to forget the Lord and stumble, but if we remember Him, then we can face any battle before us!
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Is Israel still God's chosen people? Join us for this episode as we answer that question and discuss how God sees Israel and their role today.
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Many times in our lives we see God leading us into impossible situations so that He can be glorified in the outcome - in this episode we talk about God's assurance to the people of Israel that He is fighting for them!
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Does God really keep His promises? Today we talk about the power of a vow and unpack the importance of the words we speak and the promises we make. Join us!
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The tactics of the enemy have not changed throughout the years. Today we look at the schemes the devil used to try to keep Israel from their promises. We hope this encourages you!
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This episode is an important one. Join us as we look at how God feels about the way we speak towards Israel and the consequences of that speech.
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Are red heifers and the third temple important to us today? How important is it that we only speak what God has authorized us to? Grab your Bibles and head to Numbers chapters 19 - 22 as we discuss this and more in this week's episode.
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In our podcast today, Scott & Nathan discuss how Phineas stood between God and His people and saw atonement come as a result of the righteous stand he was willing to take.
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In this week's episode we explore the account of Moses striking the rock, the miracle that occurred and the consequences of disobedience. This is an important one, join us!
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Today Scott and Nathan talk about a special time in Israel's history when God is calling them to be separate among the nations, to leave Sinai and step into all He had called them to do.
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Today we're talking about the law of the Nazarite, the power of being separated for the Lord's purpose and the significance of the Aaronic benediction. This is one you don't want to miss!
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Most of us would gladly avoid a wilderness journey! In today's podcast we're talking about the power and purpose of that wilderness and how God sometimes uses these times to speak most clearly to us.
When God says 'I will' - He means it! Join us for the final chapters of Leviticus as we explore God's heart of restoration for HIs people.
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In the midst of turmoil one of the greatest things we can do is LET GO and watch God move. Join us for this week's episode as we talk about the benefit of letting God take control.
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In this episode we unpack the role of the priest and specifically their duty to teach the difference between the holy and the profane. Listen and be encouraged!
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These chapters in Leviticus could really change your life, here the Lord shows us His deep love for us so join us as we dive into Scripture together!
Today we unpack a special couple of chapters in Leviticus and learn that there is nothing that we can do that won't ultimately be covered by the blood of the Lamb.
This is such a special week for Jewish people all over the earth as they celebrate Passover. Join us as we talk about the importance of this holiday and what it means to us today.
God is giving us an invitation to live an UNDEFILED life! In this episode we'll discuss the lengths to which God will go to make sure we are clean! Join us for this stirring episode of PORTIONS.
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What if every time we gossiped or slandered our skin turned leprous?! How differently would we be speaking? Join us for this eye-opening episode from the book of Leviticus.
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In this episode we discuss what God requires as an offering and what he looking for from us as we offer it to Him. This is a one you don't want to miss.
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In this week's episode we discuss the power of covenant and how GOD'S glory is revealed to the nations through our obedience to Him.
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This week’s podcast we discuss the book of exodus and how it culminates with the Lord coming in glory…but what preceded that was Moses in the children of Israel, doing everything that the Lord commanded!
Today we're talking about the Tabernacle and the importance of each aspect of its construction. Be sure to click the link to get your Tabernacle Prayer Guide PDF as our gift to you! or email us at info@togetherforisrael.org to get your copy.
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In today's podcast we're talking about the golden calf, generosity and God's desire to meet with us...this is one you don't want to miss!
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Holiness is Beautiful! Today as we look at the Book of Exodus we'll talk about the priests of the Lord were called to carry 'Holy to the Lord' on their foreheads and the special invitation it presented to them. Join us for another great episode!
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Have you ever been in a place where you felt manipulated to give? Today we'll talk about this and how generosity in Scripture brings about a dwelling place for God. We know you'll enjoy this episode!
In this episode we're talking about what it means to bear God's name and what it looks like when believers live our lives the way HE desires us to! Don't miss this episode!
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Do you ever wonder why you are going through a difficult season? Are you ever discouraged and confused by it? Today we are taking about this and we'll jump into Scripture and show you how God desires to demonstrate His salvation in the midst of these circumstances.
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No matter the impossible situation God will come through for you and be glorified. Join us for this week's episode as we look at how God showed Himself victorious in one of Israels darkest times.
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Each time we put off obediently following the Lord’s command, our hearts become increasingly more calloused to yield to Him. Join us on this week’s podcast as we discuss Ex 10-13 and talk about Pharaohs heart and his unwillingness to yield to the Lord’s command.
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Today we'll see what's it's like when God rolls up His sleeves and goes into action a behalf of His people, Israel.
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When we go alone, we go in our own power but when we're sent, we go in the power of the one who sends us! Join us as we look a the life of Moses and the power being sent by God to do great things!
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In this PORTIONS episode, we finish up the book of Genesis and see how God chooses and how He blesses. This is an encouraging one you don't want to miss!
Today is a challenging one as we look at the life of Joseph as he comes face-to-face with the very brothers who sold him into slavery and unpack the lessons that we should learn from this encounter.
For those of us who have ever felt forgotten, this episode is for you. Join us and be encouraged as we open the Scriptures and look more deeply into the life of Joseph.
In this week's episode we are looking at a defining point in the life of Jacob and the importance of stepping to the destiny that God has for you!
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In this week's episode we're talking about when God invades the mundane to transform our lives and the fact that when He makes a promise, He will be the one to bring it to pass...even to future generations. Join us for another powerful episode!
God chooses differently than we do and in today's episode we will see how God chooses using Kingdom and not earthly standards and that should be an encouragement for us today.
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Our God directs our paths and as His children we can cry out to Him and he will guide us where he would have us go! Today we explore this and see how Isaac's wife was chosen in a supernatural way.
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This is such an encouraging episode as we talk about the progression in Scripture that starts with nothingness and ends with resurrection life! Join us for the PORTIONS podcast.
Join us for this episode and let's look at how God chooses Abraham to be the one through whom Messiah will ultimately come!
What does the current conflict in the Middle East have to do with the Torah portions that Jewish people around the world are reading in their synagogues this week? EVERYTHING!
Join us as we open up Gen 1-6 on our new season of Portions podcast.
In this, the last episode of this season we will highlight the life of Moses and be encouraged as Israel prepares to enter the land of promise. Join us as close out this journey through the Torah.
Today we're talking about the ultimate feast -something that God prescribed for His children that culminates at the end of the age when we celebrate with the Lord! This is one you need to watch!
Join us for these closing chapters as Moses recalls Israel's history, both good and bad, as they prepare to enter the promised land.
On the Biblical calendar this is the season of RESTORATION. In this week's episode we talk about God's desire to restore and bless HIs people and how that applies to you today.
Did you know that in synagogues around the world when reading Isaiah they will read Chapters 50, 51,52 then jump to chapter 54? What’s so scary about Isaiah 53? We're gonna talk about this and how it connects with how God loves the nations of the earth.
in this episode we see that God's focus for us is always redemption...despite the fact that we make many wrong choices along the away. Tune in of this powerful episode!
In this episode we discuss what God is encouraging His people to do as they area about to possess the promised land and the lessons we can learn for today to avoid being ensnared but the things of this world.
As God is bringing us into the land of promise the enemy is going to try to get you to forget the Lord and all He's done. This week we explore the importance of remembering God's goodness and the role humility plays in seeing you through hard times and overcoming fear.
In this episode we talk about the Shema, the most important prayer in Judaism and the fact that God is a generational God who cares not only for you, but for you children's children!
Many times in our lives we see God leading us into impossible situations so that He can be glorified in the outcome - in this episode we talk about God's assurance to the people of Israel that He is fighting for them!
In this final episode in the book of numbers we explore why God cares about what we say and the power of our vows. Join us!
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In our podcast today, Scott & Nathan discuss how Phineas stood between God and His people and saw atonement come as a result of the righteous stand he was willing to take.
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In this week's episode we explore the account of Moses striking the rock, the miracle that occurred and the consequences of disobedience. This is an important one, join us!
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In this week's episode we're discussing Korah the priest and how grumbling can affect not only us but even our entire households! You don't want to miss this one!
If God is calling you into new places, the enemy will do all he can to stop you. In this episode we discuss the difference between Joshua & Caleb and the other spies and what it means to have eyes of the spirit.
When the Lord moves us into a new place it can be uncomfortable but often He is trying to teach us the secret of contentment and the great joy that comes with it. Joins us for they new episode as we discuss how God is glorified when we trust in Him.
In this episode we discuss the fact that not only was Shavuot relevant 3,500 years ago but it is profoundly relevant for us today!
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There is a prescription for experiencing the father heart of God and it begins when we separate ourselves for His sake. Join us for this week's episode as we unpack what it means to be separated unto God.
Have you ever felt like you were walking through a dry time? There are wilderness seasons that we will all go through but is there a reason behind them? Join us as we talk about the importance of the wilderness.
There is a key to receiving the blessing of God - obedience! When we obey, God blesses. Join us this week as we talk about this, the Sabbath and the God who keeps His covenant to a thousand generations.
In this PORTION'S episode we discuss the destructiveness of gossip and grumbling and how God will unlimitedly redeem those that give themselves to Him.
This week we discuss the profound truth that the nations of the earth are called to be carriers of the presence of God in order to provoke Israel to jealousy and what that means for us today.
In this week's episode we talk about the fact that what we do outwardly (and how we are perceived) is not nearly as important as the condition of our hearts and our intimacy with the Lord!
Shemini | Mike Dow
In this week's episode we discuss the power of covenant and how GOD'S glory is reavealed to the nations through our obedience to Him.
Week 24, 25: Tzav, Mike Dow
In this episode we're talking about the importance of God's call on our lives and the best way we can respond.
Vayikra: Nathan Smith
Are you hungry for the Glory of God? Join us for this week's episode where we discuss the final chapters of Exodus and the events that led up to God's glory filling the temple!
Vayakhel & Pekuday: Nathan Smith
There is nothing like the presence of God but did you know that rest and God's presence go hand in hand? Join us for this weeks encouraging episode!
Ki Tisa, Nathan Smith
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God's presence is everything and has the power to change you circumstances in a moment. Join us for this episode as we talk about the presence of God and the tabernacle in the wilderness.
Are you willing to do whatever God tells you? How about saying 'yes' before He even asks? Join us for a thought-provoking episode of the PORTIONS podcast.
Terumah, Nathan Smith
Your testimony matters! It’s amazing to think that an idol-worshipping priest from Midian would bow his knee to the God of Israel. Moses’ testimony about how God delivered the children of Israel was used to change Jethro’s life. Your testimony is powerful!
Mishpatim with Nathan Smith.
No matter the impossible situation God will come through for you and be glorified. Join us for this week's episode as we look at how God showed Himself victorious in one of Israels darkest times.
God's purpose in our lives is to be gloried. Join us as we explore Exodus 6-9 and see how God wants to encourage you though the Scriptures today.
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Join us for this week's PORTION episode as we unpack Exodus 1-3 and show how God consistently proves that He alone is our deliverer.
YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL, and biblically speaking, we have the power to bless according to what we say! Join Scott and Nathan Smith as we unpack the final chapters of Genesis on this week’s podcast entitled THE POWER OF BLESSING.
In this week's episode, join Scott and Nathan as they discuss what true forgiveness looks like based on the life and actions of Joseph.
In this week's episode we talk about how it seemed like Joseph was forgotten in a prison cell but God came through at the perfect time. Remember, if God did it for Joseph, He will do it for you!
In the midst of natural circumstances, which seem to diametrically oppose what God promised Joseph through the dream He gave him, God’s presence was with Joseph, causing all that he did to prosper! Join Scott and his guest Nathan Smith, as they discuss the amazing story of Joseph in this week’s Portions podcast.
*We apologize for the audio quality in this episode. We had a mic issue. Hopefully this won't interfere with your enjoyment of this week’s Portion podcast.
Join Scott and his guest, Nathan Smith, as they discuss highlights from Jacob’s life in this weeks portion from Gen 32-36
In this week's episode we're talking about how God can invade the mundane and transform our lives.
BE CAREFUL, lest we become susceptible, of willingly trading a lifetime of blessing, to satisfy a momentary gratification! Join Scott and his guest, Pastor Jay Stewart, as they discuss the importance of thinking generationally from this week’s portion, found in Gen 25:19-28:9.
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Abraham lived with a promise of land and of children yet, at 135 years of age, he owned nothing. After Sarah’s death he had no land and no place to bury his wife. Join Scott as he unpacks Gen 23-25 in this week’s PORTIONS podcast.
Does God ever NOT answer prayer? Join us for this week's episode as we discuss the natural disappointments when we're awaiting the fulfillment of our promises from God.
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If you’re wondering why God hasn’t answered the cry of your heart, if you’re wondering why God promised you something and it has not yet been fulfilled, today’s podcast is for you! Join Scott and Dr. Michael Brown for this eye-opening episode of the Portions Podcast.
Join Scott Volk and Nathan Smith for this week's PORTION episode as they discuss the life of Noah and the significance of God's covenant with His children.
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Join us as we start this brand new season of podcasts, both audio and video, with our first guest, Dr. Michael Brown, who is leading us off and discussing the opening chapters of Genesis.
Who is the Word that was present in the beginning?
Why did God rest after creation?
Should sabbath be observed today?
When God said that he regretted that He created man, what did He mean?
Please send us your feedback from today’s episode as we unpack highlights from Gen 1:1-6:8. And, we would be blessed if you would share this with others who would be encouraged by it
Just before dying, Moses teaches all of Israel this most-important song. Join Scott as he unpacks Deuteronomy 32, speaking of how God chose Israel, why they rejected Him, why God hid His face from them, and ultimately see God’s end-time plan of Israel’s soon coming redemption.
Supernatural deliverance produces a supernatural new song. In our portion today, Scott talks about the song the Lord instructed Moses to write, as well as a couple of other songs that have been sung in scripture that result in deliverance
Having a courageous disposition is not something that God gives to you but rather is something that He tells you to be! On this week’s podcast, Scott Volk dives into Deut 31 and talks about the keys to obtaining courage.
How does what we declare affect us? What is the key to a thankful heart? Join Scott and special guest Avner Boskey as they delve into this weeks portion of Scripture to discuss this and more!
Why is purity important to the Lord? And, why does God hate mixtures? In this week’s portions podcast, Scott and his father Shelly discuss some often overlooked verses in Deuteronomy.
If we really understood the power that is connected to the biblical principle of fasting, we would be regularly looking for the opportunity to fast. In this week’s podcast, we are going to join Scott as he recently spoke at a local church on the topic of Fasting: The Pathway to Freedom.
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The more we are won over by God's goodness the more we want to obey Him! Join Scott and special guest, Teri Furr as we talk about keeping God's commandments in this week's PORTION Podcast!
In this week’s PORTION, we talk about THE POWER OF THE SHEMA, the most important prayer in all of Judaism, taken from Deut 6:4, from this week’s scripture reading.
This weekend, Jews around the world commemorate Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av and the identical day that both of the temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. Amazingly, Jew hatred is on the rise and, according to reliable sources is at an all time high since World War 2. On this week’s podcast, we discuss the reason WHY JEWS ARE SO HATED!
Anyone can keep their word when it benefits them. However, God is looking for men and women who keep their word, even when it costs them something. Join Scott Volk as he dives into this important truth in this week’s PORTIONS Podcast.
In a world that is desperately desiring Godly leaders to emerge, we take a look at three qualities in Joshua that equipped him to be Moses’ successor.
You Know You’re In Trouble When A Donkey Starts Talking To You! Join us as we explore The error of Balaam in this week's PORTION podcast!
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We live in a world today where ministry is often labeled as ’successful’ because of the number of people sitting in our seats on a Sunday, the frequency of miracles in our meetings, and the accuracy of ‘prophetic’ words that we can give. However, in order to maintain the blessing of God on all that we do, we may need to adjust our standards and rethink what is ultimately important
What is the real cost of grumbling and complaining? Join Scott Volk as we talk about this and more in this week's PORTION podcast!
God is looking for men and women who will proclaim the truth of His promises, especially in the face of impossibilities! In our podcast today, we talk about the report of the 12 leaders of the tribes of Israel, sent as spies, and why God judged ten of them and blessed two of them.
Join Scott and his dear friend Hylan Slobodkin as they discuss the importance of the Levites, the importance of the “first”, the importance of guarding our speech because God not only hears EVERYTHING we say out loud, but He is concerned about the condition of our hearts!
In this PORTION, Scott discusses the law of the Nazarite and what it means one who is separated and consecrated for the Lord.
If it were up to me and my flesh, I would avoid the wilderness at all costs. However, it’s a place where the Lord often leads us and tests us, so that we emerge into our destinies in the power of the Spirit. Join Scott and special guest Nathan Smith as they discuss this and the blessings that can be found in these times or wilderness.
What is the recipe for God’s blessing? Is there one? Join Scott and Nathan Smith as they explore this and more in this week's PORTION episode.
Join Scott and special guest, Nathan Smith as they discuss the importance of Sabbath rest and what God Himself says about it.
In this week's episode, join Scott Volk & Mitch Glaser as they discuss the significance of the festivals and how they apply to us today.
In this PORTION, Scott discusses the law of the Nazarite and what it means one who is separated and consecrated for the Lord.
Join Scott with his special guest, Dr. Michael Brown, as they discuss whether Leviticus still matters to today's believers. They'll also talk about the relevance of the land sabbath, the year of jubilee and the blessings and curses found in these concluding chapters of the book of Leviticus!
Is the Old Testament still relevant and does it carry as much weight as the New Testament? Join me and Carmen Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters”, for a provocative and informing podcast. We discuss some potentially controversial issues regarding the law and how modern day followers of Jesus should approach the God’s commandments to Israel.
Week 27 | Dr Carmen Imes
Is the Old Testament still relevant and does it carry as much weight as the New Testament? Join me and Carmen Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters”, for a provocative and informing podcast. We discuss some potentially controversial issues regarding the law and how modern day followers of Jesus should approach the God’s commandments to Israel.
The type of leprosy spoken of in today's PORTION was not due to a natural occurrence but was rather a divine punishment due to evil speech! Join Scott Volk and his guest, Bryan Schwartz, as they unpack these chapters and talk about God's jealousy for His children to be united as one family!
Join Scott and his Orthodox Jewish friend from Israel, David Nekrutman, as they discuss this weeks portion and the issue of why some people in Scripture died, for doing seemingly “good deeds”.
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Join Scott Volk for this week's episode as he discusses the Pharaoh, Passover, and the Presence of God.
How can five chapters, of seeming laborious instructions about how priests were to prepare sacrifices for a system that is no longer practiced, be even slightly relevant for us today? Join Scott Volk, with his guest from Israel, Evan Levine, as Leviticus 1-5 becomes both alive as well as relevant for us today!
Join Scott Volk and his special guest, Michael Dow, as they discuss how the radical generosity of man becomes the breeding ground for the glory of God.
Moses forfeited GOD’S PROMISE of success and, instead, contended for GOD’S PRESENCE. Join Scott and his special guest, David Ravenhill, as they unpack Exodus 33 in a way that will both challenge as well as bless you.
When we talk about Gold, Silver, and Bronze this week, we aren’t talking about the Olympics, but rather this week’s portion from Exodus 27-30. Join me and my special guest, Dr Michael Brown, as we discuss the importance of the Levites as priests, the importance of why God cared about what they wore, and the issue of holiness.
Giving is part of the Lord’s disposition, and the way He demonstrates His love towards us. So, when He invited His children to raise a contribution, the result for them was incalculably greater than anything that they could have ever given to Him. Join Scott, along with his guest Nathan Smith, as they explore this important passage from Exodus 24 on this week’s podcast.
Have you ever committed yourself to obey, even before you knew what was required of you? That kind of obedience can only come through an intimate relationship with the One who requires. And, that type of obedience is what the Lord is desiring from His children. Join Scott as he teaches this amazing principle from Exodus 24 on this week’s Portions Podcast.
Join Scott Volk & Nic Lesmeister as they explore the life and role of Jethro in this week's PORTION podcast.
Join Scott Volk and special guest, Ari Sorko-Ram from Israel, as they discuss the way God supernaturally ushered His people out of bondage and onto the pathway of freedom.
Was Pharaoh doomed because God hardened his heart or was he doomed because he refused to humble himself before God? Our podcast this week speaks directly to this issue and we invite you to join Scott as he encourages us from this week’s portion from Exodus 10-13.
Join Scott Volk and his father, Shelly Volk, as they discuss this important section of Scripture from the book of Exodus and unpack the unwavering nature of God's Word.
Join Scott and his special guest, Shelly Volk (Scott’s dad) as they discuss the opening chapters of Exodus in this week’s podcast.
Ep 12 | Vayechi | Gen 47:28 – 50:26
Join us for this week’s episode with special guest David Harwood as we discuss Israel's connection to the promised land.
We believe this is the most important podcast to date. Join us as we delve into Genesis 45, talking about the power of supernatural forgiveness and four signs that will let you know you have truly forgiven those who have wronged you.
Join Scott Volk and Chad Holland for this week's episode as they discuss the life of Joseph and the benefits of faithfully waiting.
What does it mean to dwell with God? Join Scott Volk & Daniel Juster as they discuss this and more in this week's PORTION episode!
Did Jacob really last all night in a wrestling match with the God who created the universe? Join Scott Volk and special guest, Paul Wilbur, as they talk about this epic struggle as well as all that was accomplished in Jacob’s life as a result.
Join Scott as he unpacks Genesis 28, Jacob’s remarkable dream, in light of the current Covid pandemic.
This week we dive into Genesis 25:19-28:9, as Scott teaches about why God chose Israel and the necessity for us to be men and women who choose based on Kingdom principles.
Join Scott Volk and his special guest, Hylan Slobodkin, as they discuss Genesis 23-25, the compelling chapters that talk about the death of Sarah, the significance of her burial place, and the extraordinary way that Isaac finds his wife!
Join Scott as he unpacks this week’s Scriptures from Gen 18-22 and II Kings chapter 4. The only place in the Bible where the phrase “this time next year” is used, happens to be in both Gen 22 and II Kings 4, which are the portions being read this week by Jewish people around the world.
Join Scott and his special guest, Jeff Hubing, as they discuss the incomprehensible love of God, who, in the midst of corrupt humanity, is looking for men and women with whom He could partner, to see His Kingdom established on the earth.
Having a courageous disposition is not something that God gives to you but rather is something that He tells you to be! On this week’s podcast, Scott Volk dives into Deut 31 and talks about the keys to obtaining courage.
In this Torah portion, the children of Israel stood before the Lord and he gave them a choice—“life and death, the blessing and the curse”— and you have the same choice...
How does what we declare affect us? What is the key to a thankful heart? Join Scott and special guest Avner Boskey as they delve into this weeks portion of Scripture to discuss this and more!
In this week’s podcast, we join Scott Volk at a recent gathering where he spoke a message entitled: FASTING: The Pathway to Freedom. Even though this word doesn’t specifically coincide with this week's portion being read in the synagogues, we felt it was important for this message to go out this week. It’s our prayer that you are both encouraged and challenged by this Word.
In this week’s PORTION, we talk about THE POWER OF THE SHEMA, the most important prayer in all of Judaism, taken from Deut 6:4, from this week’s scripture reading.
Why Are Jews So Hated? How is it that a people can be so hated and despised yet so loved by God? Join Dr Michael Brown and Scott Volk as they discuss Tisha Ba’av as well as this week’s portion from Deut 1-3.
Anyone can keep their word when it benefits them. However, God is looking for men and women who keep their word, even when it costs them something. Join Scott Volk as he dives into this important truth in this week’s PORTIONS Podcast.
In a world that is desperately desiring Godly leaders to emerge, we take a look at three qualities in Joshua that equipped him to be Moses’ successor.
You Know You’re In Trouble When A Donkey Starts Talking To You! Join us as we explore The error of Balaam in this week's PORTION podcast!
We live in a world today where ministry is often labeled as ’successful’ because of the number of people sitting in our seats on a Sunday, the frequency of miracles in our meetings, and the accuracy of ‘prophetic’ words that we can give. However, in order to maintain the blessing of God on all that we do, we may need to adjust our standards and rethink what is ultimately important
What is the real cost of grumbling and complaining? Join Scott Volk as we talk about this and more in this week's PORTION podcast!
God is looking for men and women who will proclaim the truth of His promises, especially in the face of impossibilities! In our podcast today, we talk about the report of the 12 leaders of the tribes of Israel, sent as spies, and why God judged ten of them and blessed two of them.
Join Scott and his dear friend Hylan Slobodkin as they discuss the importance of the Levites, the importance of the “first”, the importance of guarding our speech because God not only hears EVERYTHING we say out loud, but He is concerned about the condition of our hearts!
In this PORTION, Scott discusses the law of the Nazarite and what it means one who is separated and consecrated for the Lord.
In this week's PORTION episode, join us as we look at the first chapters in the Book of Numbers. Here we are reminded that if we separate ourselves for God and look to Him in the dry seasons, He is faithful to go with us!
Join Scott with his special guest, Dr. Michael Brown, as they discuss whether Leviticus still matters to today's believers. They'll also talk about the relevance of the land sabbath, the year of jubilee and the blessings and curses found in these concluding chapters of the book of Leviticus!
Is the Old Testament still relevant and does it carry as much weight as the New Testament? Join me and Carmen Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters”, for a provocative and informing podcast. We discuss some potentially controversial issues regarding the law and how modern day followers of Jesus should approach the God’s commandments to Israel.
Is the Old Testament still relevant and does it carry as much weight as the New Testament? Join me and Carmen Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters”, for a provocative and informing podcast. We discuss some potentially controversial issues regarding the law and how modern day followers of Jesus should approach the God’s commandments to Israel.
The type of leprosy spoken of in today's PORTION was not due to a natural occurrence but was rather a divine punishment due to evil speech! Join Scott Volk and his guest, Bryan Schwartz, as they unpack these chapters and talk about God's jealousy for His children to be united as one family!
Have you ever wondered why Aaron‘s sons lost their lives while making a sacrifice to the Lord? Have you ever wondered why Moses didn’t enter the Promised Land? Join Scott Volk for this week’s PORTIONS podcast from Lev 9-11.
This week, as Jews around the world continue to celebrate Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we want to invite you into the Volk’s living room for their Passover Seder demonstration. We pray that this special podcast will be a blessing and an encouragement to you as we discover Jesus as our Passover Lamb!
Join Scott Volk for this week's episode as he discusses the Pharaoh, Passover, and the Presence of God.
How can five chapters, of seeming laborious instructions about how priests were to prepare sacrifices for a system that is no longer practiced, be even slightly relevant for us today? Join Scott Volk, with his guest from Israel, Evan Levine, as Leviticus 1-5 becomes both alive as well as relevant for us today!
Join Scott Volk and his special guest, Michael Dow, as they discuss how the radical generosity of man becomes the breeding ground for the glory of God.
In the midst of Israel’s idolatry, Moses stood between them and God and moved God’s heart through his prayers. Join Scott Volk and his special guest from Israel, Sandra Terplinsky, as they discuss this week’s portion.
“Holy to the Lord” is the amazing phrase, engraved in gold, on the priestly garments. What does it mean to be holy? Is it legalistic to pursue holiness? In the New Testament, we are called “a royal priesthood”, so how can we apply this torah portion to our lives today? Join me and my dear friend Dr. Michael Brown as we discuss this portion from Ex 27:30-30:10.
If God cared so much about the specifics of the building of the tabernacle so that He could have a place where He would dwell, we ought not think it is legalistic to separate ourselves and live holy lives so that He can find a place to dwell in us.
Join Scott Volk and his special guest, Ron Cantor, as they discuss this important portion from Exodus 25-27!
The idea of Sabbath is something that transcends the law and was something instituted and observed by God Himself. We ought to consider it more than we do! Join Scott with his special guest, Pastor Wayne Wilks, from Gateway Church in Dallas, as they discuss this week’s Torah portion.
Join Scott Volk & Nic Lesmeister as they explore the life and role of Jethro in this week's PORTION podcast.
Join Scott Volk and special guest, Ari Sorko-Ram from Israel, as they discuss the way God supernaturally ushered His people out of bondage and onto the pathway of freedom.
Was Pharaoh doomed because God hardened his heart or was he doomed because he refused to humble himself before God? Our podcast this week speaks directly to this issue and we invite you to join Scott as he encourages us from this week’s portion from Exodus 10-13.
Join Scott Volk and his father, Shelly Volk, as they discuss this important section of scripture from the book of Exodus.
Are Godly national leaders a prerequisite for God to move? What is it that will bring deliverance to a people who are in bondage? Join Scott Volk and his guest, Dr. Michael Brown, as they discuss this week's portion from Ex 1:1-6:1.
Join Scott Volk and Chad Holland for this week's episode as they discuss the life of Joseph and the benefits of faithfully waiting.
Did Jacob really last all night in a wrestling match with the God who created the universe? Join Scott Volk and special guest, Terri Furr, as they talk about this epic struggle as well as all that was accomplished in Jacob’s life as a result.
Join Scott as he unpacks Genesis 28, Jacob’s remarkable dream, in light of the current Covid pandemic.
This week we dive into Genesis 25:19-28:9, as Scott teaches about why God chose Israel and the necessity for us to be men and women who choose based on Kingdom principles.
Join Scott Volk and his special guest, Hylan Slobodkin, as they discuss Genesis 23-25, the compelling chapters that talk about the death of Sarah, the significance of her burial place, and the extraordinary way that Isaac finds his wife!
Join Scott Volk as he teaches this week’s portion, entitled “The Power of Hospitality.” Scott discusses the amazing story of Abraham and Sarah as the encountered the Angel of the Lord and the remarkable results of showing hospitality to strangers.
God has a special plan for each of our lives. However, there must be a willingness on our part to separate ourselves from certain things in order that God may be glorified in and through us. Join Scott Volk and his guest Nathan Smith as they discuss this important portion from the Torah.
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Join Scott in this week’s portions podcast, as he dives into Genesis 6:9-11:32, talking about the power of righteousness, the power of unity, and the miracle of Israel.
When we have a revelation that God is both “in the beginning” as well as “in the end”, our faith is strengthened and our lives are enriched. No matter how desperately the devil attempts to destroy you, God has set a plan of redemption in place that will end in the destruction of the devil and his plans.
this podcast was recorded last year and this particular portion was between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. However, this year, this reading falls one week before Rosh Hashanah begins
Having a courageous disposition is not something that God gives to you but rather is something that He tells you to be! On this week’s podcast, Scott Volk dives into Deuteronomy 31 and talk about “The Keys To Obtaining Courage.”
Although the promises that God makes to His children don't always immediately come to pass, they always come to pass -- it's not an issue of "if" they will, but rather "when" they will! Join Scott Volk as he and his guest, David Harwood, discuss this week's portion from Deut. 26:1-29:8.
Why is purity important to the Lord? And, why does God hate mixtures? In this week’s portions podcast, Scott and his father Shelly discuss some often overlooked verses in Deuteronomy.
What is the greatest commandment? When the Messiah was asked that question, He recited the most important prayer in Judaism. Join us on today’s podcast as we air Scott’s message from our conference in Jacksonville last Sunday.
The more we are won over by God's goodness the more we want to obey Him! Join Scott and special guest, Teri Furr as we talk about keeping God's commandments in this week's PORTION Podcast!
Why Are Jews So Hated? How is it that a people can be so hated and despised yet so loved by God? Join Dr Michael Brown and Scott Volk as they discuss Tisha Ba’av as well as this week’s portion from Deut 1-3.
Anyone can keep their word when it benefits them. However, God is looking for men and women who keep their word, even when it costs them something. Join Scott Volk as he dives into this important truth in this week’s PORTIONS Podcast.
In a world that is desperately desiring Godly leaders to emerge, we take a look at three qualities in Joshua that equipped him to be Moses’ successor.
You Know You’re In Trouble When A Donkey Starts Talking To You! Join us as we explore The error of Balaam in this week's PORTION podcast!
What does it mean to be successful in God's sight and how do we achieve that? Join Scott Volk for our PORTIONS podcast as he talks about this and unpacks the week's portion of Scripture.
What is the real cost of grumbling and complaining? Join Scott Volk as we talk about this and more in this week's PORTION podcast!
God is looking for men and women who will proclaim the truth of His promises, especially in the face of impossibilities! In our podcast today, we talk about the report of the 12 leaders of the tribes of Israel, sent as spies, and why God judged ten of them and blessed two of them.
Join Scott and his dear friend Hylan Slobodkin as they discuss the importance of the Levites, the importance of the “first”, the importance of guarding our speech because God not only hears EVERYTHING we say out loud, but He is concerned about the condition of our hearts!
The God of Separation (Num 4:21-7:89) There is one word that profoundly stands out to me in this week’s portion, and that word is “separation.” I circled each time it occurred in Numbers 6 and counted the word used 7 times in my New American Standard version. This particular chapter has to do with the law of the Nazirite which comes from the Hebrew word nazir which literally means, “one who is separated or consecrated.” Interestingly, the priests, who were the sons of Levi, were separated from all the others because of their bloodline. However, in the case of the Nazirite, they were separated by choice and chose to keep themselves undefiled. “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to dedicate himself to the LORD’…” (Num 6:2) This was not a vow that was only available to one tribe but rather to all the sons of Israel. Any man or woman could make this vow. And, that vow would distinguish them from all the others as they would abstain from cutting their hair, abstain from drinking wine, and abstain from defiling themselves by not going near any dead body. I believe that buried within this week’s portion is an invitation from the Lord to His sons and daughters who are willing to listen. No, I am not saying that we are supposed to take the Nazirite vow; but, what I am saying is that He is looking for men and women who would willingly separate themselves for the sake of living wholly for Him. “Come out from among them and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch not what is unclean and I will welcome you.” (2 Cor. 6:17) For those that would argue that a vow of separation was an Old Testament phenomenon, it is right here in the New Testament as well. And, the context of the above verse is talking about being unequally yoked with unbelievers. Not only was this an issue when it was written 2000 years ago, but it is also an issue today. Where are those who would willingly separate themselves for the sake of the Gospel? Throughout Israel’s biblical history, the Lord always spoke to them about being separated from the other nations. He warned them about making covenants with the nations lest they become like them. He warned them about the necessity to live holy and undefiled from the world. Interestingly, when they rejected the Messiah, the Gospel was then released to the Nations. Romans 11:11 states that salvation has come to the Gentiles (nations) to provoke Israel to jealousy. Today, there is a mandate on the Church to be a light not only to the entire world, but also (and especially!) to Israel. Israel was destined by God to carry His glory; they no longer are the sole carriers of His glory. Israel needs to be provoked by a Church that is carrying the glory of God. The Lord hasn’t changed — the Word says that He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I do not believe that the Lord’s heart for His children is any different today than it was when He chose the nation of Israel to be separated unto Him. When people ask me how the Church can provoke Israel to jealousy, I like to point them to Rom 12:1-2 because it is really a verse about separation as well. In Romans 9-11, Paul expresses his heart for Israel and the Jewish people. I believe that Romans 12 is the practical way that we can walk out the burden of Romans 9-11, and that chapter begins like this: “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” Where are those who will live this way? Where are the Nazirites of today who would make the choice to separate themselves for the sake of living holy? Where are those who are in the world but not of the world? Israel needs you!
If it were up to me and my flesh, I would avoid the wilderness at all costs. However, it’s a place where the Lord often leads us and tests us, so that we emerge into our destinies in the power of the Spirit. Join Scott and special guest Nathan Smith as they discuss this and the blessings that can be found in these times or wilderness.
Join Scott with his special guest, Dr. Michael Brown, as they discuss whether Leviticus still matters to today's believers. They'll also talk about the relevance of the land sabbath, the year of jubilee and the blessings and curses found in these concluding chapters of the book of Leviticus!
Does the law given to Moses and the people of Israel 3500 years ago still matter today? As followers of Messiah, how should we approach the law? Join us for this provocative podcast as Scott Volk discusses this issue with Dr Carmen Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Does Sinai Still Matter?”
Does the law given to Moses and the people of Israel 3500 years ago still matter today? As followers of Messiah, how should we approach the law? Join us for this provocative podcast as Scott Volk discusses this issue with Dr Carmen Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Does Sinai Still Matter?”
Join Scott Volk and his special guest from Israel, Ron Cantor, as they discuss the theme of STRANGE FIRE and why God is incapable of ever receiving an offering of this type!
There is no other way to have the sin and the death removed from us. No repetition of prayers, performance of good deeds, vow of self-denial, pursuit of spiritual enlightenment, or discovery of inner peace can suffice to make us acceptable before God our maker. Something must die, for God is not mocked; and our death sentence must be paid.
Are the Tabernacle Instructions to the Israelites Relevant for Us Today? Join Scott Volk and special guest Evan Levine as they discuss this and more in this week's Portion podcast.
Join Scott Volk and his special guest, Michael Dow, as they discuss how the radical generosity of man becomes the breeding ground for the glory of God.
Moses forfeited GOD’S PROMISE of success and, instead, contended for GOD’S PRESENCE.
Join Scott and his special guest, David Ravenhill, as they unpack Exodus 33 in a way that will both challenge as well as bless you.
In this week's PORTION join Scott Volk and Dr. Michael Brown as they discuss Exodus 27-30 and the significance of the priesthood.
Like the Israelites of old, who were once beckoned with the words “…anyone whose heart compels him you are to take My offering”, God’s New Covenant people are similarly encouraged...
Join Scott and special guest Marty Goetz as they delve into this week's portion of Scripture!
In this Portion, God was orchestrating the events unto one of the most powerful public demonstrations of His might the world had ever seen. Join Scott Volk, Chad Holland and Asaph Boskey as they discuss the fact that God will receive glory, even in the most dire of circumstances.
It is important to understand that God makes distinctions between Jew and Gentile and between man and female, not for the purpose of division but rather for the purpose of unity! Each part of creation has an important role to play in God’s salvation plan for the nations and we will never come into the fullness of our destiny if we are trying to be something other than who He created us to be.
Everything changes when God shows up. In this podcast, join Scott Volk and Nathan Smith as they explore Exodus 6:2-9:35 and talk about the Lord’s powerful display over the gods of Egypt as well as the dangers of hardening our hearts.
Before God could ultimately send Moses, he had to spend time in a place where he was stripped of everything in order to be fit to be commissioned by God. Join Scott as he discusses the “school of preparation” and the blessing that comes from faithfully serving the Lord in a place where nobody knows your name!
We believe this is the most important podcast to date. Join us as we delve into Genesis 45, talking about the power of supernatural forgiveness and four signs that will let you know you have truly forgiven those who have wronged you.
Should Joseph have shared his dreams with his brothers? Is anyone ever disqualified from being used by God? Join Scott and special guest, Teri Furr as they discuss this and more in this week's Portion Podcast.
Did Jacob really last all night in a wrestling match with the God who created the universe? Join Scott Volk and special guest, Terri Furr, as they talk about this epic struggle as well as all that was accomplished in Jacob’s life as a result.
This week we dive into Genesis 25:19-28:9, as Scott teaches about why God chose Israel and the necessity for us to be men and women who choose based on Kingdom principles.
Join Scott Volk and special guest Dawn Sweigert as they discuss both the life of Sarah as well as the special quality that qualified Rebekah to be Isaac’s wife.
Join Scott Volk as he teaches this week’s portion, entitled “The Power of Hospitality.” Scott discusses the amazing story of Abraham and Sarah as the encountered the Angel of the Lord and the remarkable results of showing hospitality to strangers.
Join Scott Volk as he chats with David Nekrutman about this week’s portion from Genesis 12:1-3.
Join Scott in this week’s portions podcast, as he dives into Genesis 6:9-11:32, talking about the power of righteousness, the power of unity, and the miracle of Israel.
Season 2 Episode 1 (Gen 1:1-6:8) - join Scott as he dives in to this first portions podcast of season 2, where he speaks about the fact that “Something About Creation Was Not Good”.
Join Scott Volk with his special guest, Eric Miller, as they discuss the feast of Tabernacles, as well as how God is moving in the Philippines where Israel is concerned
Just before dying, Moses teaches all of Israel this most-important song. Join Scott as he unpacks Deuteronomy 32, speaking of how God chose Israel, why they rejected Him, why God hid His face from them, and ultimately see God’s end-time plan of Israel’s soon coming redemption.
Having a courageous disposition is not something that God gives to you but rather is something that He tells you to be! On this week’s podcast, Scott Volk dives into Deut 31 and talk about “The Keys To Obtaining Courage”
In this Torah portion, the children of Israel stood before the Lord and he gave them a choice—“life and death, the blessing and the curse”—and you have the same choice...
How does what we declare affect us? What is the key to a thankful heart? Join Scott and special guest Avner Boskey as they delve into this weeks portion of Scripture to discuss this and more!
Why is purity important to the Lord? And, why does God hate mixtures? In this week’s portions podcast, Scott and his father Shelly discuss some often overlooked verses in Deuteronomy.
The more we are won over by God's goodness the more we want to obey Him! Join Scott and special guest, Teri Furr as we talk about keeping God's commandments in this week's PORTION Podcast!
Why Are Jews So Hated? How is it that a people can be so hated and despised yet so loved by God? Join Dr Michael Brown and Scott Volk as they discuss Tisha Ba’av as well as this week’s portion from Deut 1-3.
Does God Really Care If We Don’t Keep Our Word? Are there times when it's ok to break a promise? Joins us as we explore this very thing in this week's PORTION Podcast.
What does it take to be a leader? Join Scott Volk as we discuss this and other important matters in this week's PORTION Podcast!
You Know You’re In Trouble When A Donkey Starts Talking To You! Join us as we explore The error of Balaam in this week's PORTION podcast!
What is the real cost of grumbling and complaining? Join Scott as we talk about this very thing in this week's PORTION!
The God of Separation (Num 4:21-7:89)
There is one word that profoundly stands out to me in this week’s portion, and that word is “separation.” I circled each time it occurred in Numbers 6 and counted the word used 7 times in my New American Standard version. This particular chapter has to do with the law of the Nazirite which comes from the Hebrew word nazir which literally means, “one who is separated or consecrated.”
Interestingly, the priests, who were the sons of Levi, were separated from all the others because of their bloodline. However, in the case of the Nazirite, they were separated by choice and chose to keep themselves undefiled.
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to dedicate himself to the LORD’…” (Num 6:2)
This was not a vow that was only available to one tribe but rather to all the sons of Israel. Any man or woman could make this vow. And, that vow would distinguish them from all the others as they would abstain from cutting their hair, abstain from drinking wine, and abstain from defiling themselves by not going near any dead body.
I believe that buried within this week’s portion is an invitation from the Lord to His sons and daughters who are willing to listen. No, I am not saying that we are supposed to take the Nazirite vow; but, what I am saying is that He is looking for men and women who would willingly separate themselves for the sake of living wholly for Him.
“Come out from among them and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch not what is unclean and I will welcome you.” (2 Cor. 6:17)
For those that would argue that a vow of separation was an Old Testament phenomenon, it is right here in the New Testament as well. And, the context of the above verse is talking about being unequally yoked with unbelievers. Not only was this an issue when it was written 2000 years ago, but it is also an issue today. Where are those who would willingly separate themselves for the sake of the Gospel?
Throughout Israel’s biblical history, the Lord always spoke to them about being separated from the other nations. He warned them about making covenants with the nations lest they become like them. He warned them about the necessity to live holy and undefiled from the world. Interestingly, when they rejected the Messiah, the Gospel was then released to the Nations. Romans 11:11 states that salvation has come to the Gentiles (nations) to provoke Israel to jealousy. Today, there is a mandate on the Church to be a light not only to the entire world, but also (and especially!) to Israel. Israel was destined by God to carry His glory; they no longer are the sole carriers of His glory. Israel needs to be provoked by a Church that is carrying the glory of God.
The Lord hasn’t changed — the Word says that He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I do not believe that the Lord’s heart for His children is any different today than it was when He chose the nation of Israel to be separated unto Him.
When people ask me how the Church can provoke Israel to jealousy, I like to point them to Rom 12:1-2 because it is really a verse about separation as well. In Romans 9-11, Paul expresses his heart for Israel and the Jewish people. I believe that Romans 12 is the practical way that we can walk out the burden of Romans 9-11, and that chapter begins like this:
“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Where are those who will live this way? Where are the Nazirites of today who would make the choice to separate themselves for the sake of living holy? Where are those who are in the world but not of the world?
Israel needs you!
Genesis 23:1-25:18 Chapter 23 - Sarah's Death and Burial 1 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, 4 “I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5 The Hittites answered Abraham, 6 “Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” 7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. 8 And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.”
10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city, 11 “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” 12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. 13 And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
17 So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.
Chapter 24 - Isaac and Rebekah 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, 3 that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7 The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.” 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. 11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. 14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.”
15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. 16 The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” 18 She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew for all his camels. 21 The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the Lord had prospered his journey or not.
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, 23 and said, “Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?” 24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.” 25 She added, “We have plenty of both straw and fodder, and room to spend the night.” 26 The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord 27 and said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me in the way to the house of my master's kinsmen.” 28 Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about these things.
29 Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. 30 As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. 31 He said, “Come in, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” 32 So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and there was water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said, “Speak on.”
34 So he said, “I am Abraham's servant. 35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has. 37 My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell, 38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.’ 39 I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ 40 But he said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father's house. 41 Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’
42 “I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go, 43 behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” 44 and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.’
45 “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46 She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. 47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. 48 Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. 49 Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.”
52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord. 53 And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.” 55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.” 56 But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.” 57 They said, “Let us call the young woman and ask her.” 58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.” 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
“Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!”
61 Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
62 Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Chapter 25 - Abraham's Death and His Descendants 1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. 6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.
7 These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, 175 years. 8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9 Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10 the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.
12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. 17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.
Genesis 23:1-25:18 Chapter 23 - Sarah's Death and Burial 1 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, 4 “I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5 The Hittites answered Abraham, 6 “Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” 7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. 8 And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.”
10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city, 11 “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” 12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. 13 And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
17 So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.
Chapter 24 - Isaac and Rebekah 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, 3 that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7 The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.” 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. 11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. 14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.”
15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. 16 The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” 18 She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew for all his camels. 21 The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the Lord had prospered his journey or not.
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, 23 and said, “Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?” 24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.” 25 She added, “We have plenty of both straw and fodder, and room to spend the night.” 26 The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord 27 and said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me in the way to the house of my master's kinsmen.” 28 Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about these things.
29 Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. 30 As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. 31 He said, “Come in, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” 32 So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and there was water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said, “Speak on.”
34 So he said, “I am Abraham's servant. 35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has. 37 My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell, 38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.’ 39 I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ 40 But he said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father's house. 41 Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’
42 “I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go, 43 behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” 44 and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.’
45 “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46 She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. 47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. 48 Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. 49 Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.”
52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord. 53 And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.” 55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.” 56 But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.” 57 They said, “Let us call the young woman and ask her.” 58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.” 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
“Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!”
61 Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
62 Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Chapter 25 - Abraham's Death and His Descendants 1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. 6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.
7 These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, 175 years. 8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9 Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10 the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.
12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. 17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.
Gen 18:1 – Gen 22:24 Promises, judgments and miracles. In the Torah portion, Vayera, we are given some of the most dynamic moments in the life of Abraham and his family...
Genesis 18-22 Chapter 18 - And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3 and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” 6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” 10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” 13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” 20 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.”
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” 26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” 29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” 33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
Chapter 19 - God Rescues Lot 1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” 3 But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” 6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, 7 and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. 8 Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” 9 But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. 10 But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. 11 And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.
12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. 13 For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” 14 So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.
15 As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” 16 But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. 17 And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” 18 And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords. 19 Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die. 20 Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!” 21 He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken. 22 Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
God Destroys Sodom 23 The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 But Lot's wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. 28 And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.
29 So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived.
Lot and His Daughters 30 Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” 33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose.
34 The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” 35 So they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. 36 Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. 37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.
Chapter 20 - Abraham and Abimelech 1 From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.” 4 Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, “Lord, will you kill an innocent people? 5 Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” 6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her. 7 Now then, return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”
8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things. And the men were very much afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.” 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you did this thing?” 11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ 12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. 13 And when God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14 Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” 16 To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.” 17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children. 18 For the Lord had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Chapter 21 - The Birth of Isaac 1 The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. 2 And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. 3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.” 7 And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
God Protects Hagar and Ishmael 8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9 But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing. 10 So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.” 11 And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named. 13 And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.” 14 So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the child under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Let me not look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. 18 Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. 20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
A Treaty with Abimelech 22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. 23 Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.” 24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.”
25 When Abraham reproved Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized, 26 Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today.” 27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. 28 Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock apart. 29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?” 30 He said, “These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that this may be a witness for me that I dug this well.” 31 Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath. 32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines. 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned many days in the land of the Philistines.
Chapter 22 - The Sacrifice of Isaac 1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.
9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, 18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.
20 Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 23 (Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Lech Lecha, literally means “go” or “leave” and talks about how the Lord called Abraham to separate himself in order to receive God’s covenantal promise that would be the key to world redemption.