Pinchas - פינחס : “Phinehas”
Torah : Numbers 25:10–30:1
Haftarah : 1 Kings 18:46–19:21
Gospel : John 15–17

Thought for the Week:

Sabbath is a weekly time of intimacy with the Father—twenty-four hours spent focused on the things of the kingdom. The Sabbath forces us to cease from creating, producing, making and providing. It teaches us patience and dependence; it reminds us who our provider really is.

Commentary:

This is the burnt offering of every sabbath in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering. (Numbers 28:10)

On the Sabbath day, the burnt offerings of the daily appointed times are doubled. The Sabbath is a day of double blessing. Keeping the Sabbath is an important part of the cycle of sanctification. On an external level, keeping the weekly Sabbath sanctifies us as a people by training us in sanctification. It makes us different. Keeping the Sabbath requires, at times, great sacrifice and commitment. It requires us to be able to say no to enti...