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*Torah Survey - Part 1
Torah Themes in the Feasts
Torah: Genesis-Deuteronomy
Shabbat: 1 Samuel 24-25

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This Week's Study Questions

Questions by Frank Foster
Last updated:  September 13, 2026

TORAH

FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
  1. Gn 1:14-18-19  Before the appointed feasts were given to Israel, what did YHWH place in creation to govern signs, appointed times, days and years?
  2. Ex 12:1-32, 43-51; Dt 16:1-8  How does Passover preserve the Torah themes of bondage, judgment, deliverance, and belonging to YHWH?
  3. Ex 12:14-20, 33-39; 13:3-10  Why was Israel commanded to remove leaven and unleavened bread for seven days? What were future generations meant to remember and reenact?
  4. Lv 23:9-22; Dt 16:9-12, 26:1-11  How does the first fruits offering and the Feast of Weeks connect the land’s produce with gratitude, dependence, justice, and care for the vulnerable?
  5. Lv 23:23-43  What movement takes place between the trumpet blast, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Sukkot? What does their order teach about awakening, humbling, cleansing, and dwelling with YWHW?
  6. Lv 23:39-43; Dt 16:13-17  Why did YHWH command Israel to rejoice during Sukkot while dwelling in temporary shelters? What did the booths teach a settled people about their true source of security and provision?
  7. Ex 12-13; Lv 23; Dt 16  Across the feast cycle, what Torah themes are repeatedly brought from the past to the present so they can shape Israel’s future? Give examples involving remembrance, deliverance, covenant, holiness, provision, justice, and dwelling with YHWH.
  8. Lv 23  How do the appointed times shift the focus from an individual-centric faith to a community rhythm grounded in YHWH’s calendar?

BRIT CHADASHAH

APOSTOLIC SCRIPTURES | NEW TESTAMENT
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HAFTARAH

THE WRITINGS AND THE PROPHETS
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SHABBAT

GEARED FOR OUR MAIN GATHERING
  1.  1 Sm 24:1-15  When David found Saul within his reach, why did he refuse to kill him?  What boundary did David recognize even though Saul was acting unjustly?
  2. 1 Sm 24:4-12  What did David’s cutting of Saul’s robe reveal?  Why was David’s heart troubled afterward? How did the piece of the robe function as evidence of respect rather than as a weapon?
  3. 1 Sm 25:14-35  In what way did Abigail stand between David and bloodshed?  What did she help David see about vengeance, kingship, and his future before YHWH?
  4. 1 Sm 24:6-15 & 25:21-35  In comparing David’s response to Saul (in chapter 24 with his intended response to Nabal in Chapter 25), why do you think David recognized YHWH’s restraint in one encounter but requiired Abigail’s intervention in the other?
  5. 1 Sm 25:39-42  What ultimately happens to Abigail and David?  What update are we given regarding David’s first wife, Michal?

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OUR MAIN GATHERING BIBLE
The Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. And because none of us are fluent in those languages, we need a translation. While no translation is perfect, some are certainly better than others. At Yeshua's House the Legacy Standard Bible is our go-to "readable translation." It's not too much, and it's not too little. It's a relatively faithful word-for-word translation. What's more, it reintroduces Yahweh (YHWH) and Yah back into the text, thus familiarizing the reader, once again, with the Name of God. It was always there, in the original languages, but history stole that from us. Gratefully, the LSB translators put it back.
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The Scriptures are what we use for Bible study. It's mostly in English, but introduces the reader to the Hebrew language. For some, this can be overwhelming. But if you have the mind for it, it's a nice introduction, allowing the reader to passively become accustomed to the Bible Jesus and His followers would have read (sans the New Testament, of course). In the Scriptures, Moses becomes Moshe. David become Dawid. Egypt becomes Mitsrayim. It's not trying to be confusing. Quiet the opposite. It's goal is to help you make biblical connections. The more we understand the Hebrew language, the better interpreters we'll be of Scripture.
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