Ki Tavo - כי תבא : "When you come"
Torah : Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8
Haftarah : Isaiah 60:1-22
Gospel : Acts 16-18

Thought for the Week:

But one who looks intently at the perfect Torah, the Torah of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. (James 1:25)

Commentary:

All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God. (Deuteronomy 28:2)

Have you ever heard of karma? The word karma is a Sanskrit word that was originally used in Eastern religions (like Buddhism and Hindu) to express the concept of an action or deed begetting consequences in the future. A similar English concept says, "What goes around comes around." It is the idea of a cycle of cause and effect.

Karma is a pagan concept. It does not appear in the Bible, but a similar idea does. The Bible explains that deeds an...