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Torah Reading Deuteronomy 3 : 23 – 7 : 11Moses Pleads to Enter23 “I pleaded with Adonai at that time, saying, Bnei-Yisrael Must Listen and Obey1 “Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to do, so that you may live and go in and possess the land that Adonai the God of your fathers is giving you. |
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Haftarah ReadingIsaiah 40:1–26Comfort, Proclaim Good News1 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. |
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Brit Chadashah Reading
Luke 3:2-15During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of repentance for the removal of sins. 4 As it is written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 7 Therefore John was saying to the crowds that came out to be immersed by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance; and don’t even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’! For I tell you that from these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees, so every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire!” 10 The crowds were asking him, “What should we do?” 11 He answered them, saying, “Whoever has two coats, let him give to the one who has none; and whoever has food, let him do the same.”[b] 12 Tax collectors also came to him to be immersed. “Teacher,” they said to him, “what should we do?” 13 He said to them, “Do not take more than you are supposed to.” 14 Also soldiers asked him, saying, “And what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not take things from anyone by force, do not falsely accuse anyone, and be content with your wages.”[c] 15 Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Messiah. |