Bechukotai

Leviticus 26:3-27:34 • Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 • Luke 14:1-15:32

1. What is the Hebrew word for statute ? What does it mean?
2. What is the Hebrew word for commandment? What does it mean?
3. What is the difference between walking in the statutes, keeping the commandments, and carrying them out?
4. Why does the verse Leviticus 26:4 specify that rain will fall “in its time”?
5. List some of the blessings G-d promises if we learn Torah and Keep His Commandments?
6. What are some of the consequences we face if we neglect or refuse to learn Torah?
7. Does G-d ever command us to make a vow? A promise?
8. According to the Torah, what is the reason the land may not produce a good harvest?
9. Even when the Israelites are in exile for their sins, what does G-d promise them?
10. What are the first two “wake up calls” for those who choose the broad path? (Leviticus 26:16)
11. At the time the prophesy was given in the Haftarah portion by Jeremiah were the people of Judah and Jerusalem under the prophetic blessings of Leviticus 26:1-13 or the disciplines of Leviticus 26:14-39?
12. What is the prophet Jeremiah praying for in Jeremiah 16:19-21
13. What particular breaches of covenant does G-d say will cause His anger to burn forever? Jeremiah 17:2-4
14. Discuss what it means to “Estimate the cost” in Luke 14:28.
15. What does salt represent in Luke 14:34-35?

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