Yitro - יתרו : "Jethro"
Torah : Exodus 18:1-20:23 (26)
Haftarah : Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5-6
Gospel : Mark 7-8

Thought for the Week:

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)

Commentary:

Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine. (Exodus 19:5)

In Exodus 6:7, the LORD told the children of Israel, "I will take you for My people, and I will be your God." This phrase was an adaptation of an expression from the sphere of marriage. The ancient Near Eastern wedding formulation was "You will be my wife; I will be your husband." In the Hebrew Bible, it is common to speak of marriage as "taking" a wife. God likened Himself to a suitor and the people of...