Okay, so kind of a weird week – but since the entire section involves a census of the army, I wanted to talk to you about the rules of war in Ancient Israel as opposed to the Ancient Near East. Those other nations were MESSED UP!

I read through many Ancient Near Eastern Law codes to look for the rules of war – want to know what I found? Watch and see.

Also one of my friends has a new youtube channel for kids – it’s called Love 4 Yeshua/Youth and Chris Knight and Ephraim Judah are answering questions from teenagers. Definitely check it out and subscribe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLM3YPYjxOA

Here’s the crazy thing about the gods of the ancient world, they didn’t have laws like YHVH! People weren’t entirely sure what they had done wrong when famine struck and things went absolutely haywire – they just knew that the gods must be angry!

The God of the Bible, on the other hand, tied chaos to sin, and told them exactly what sin was so that it could be easily avoided. This week we’re going to talk about that. You can watch the video either here or on youtube <—- if you like my videos, I would appreciate a thumbs up!

I also encourage you to check out this really cool video on unicorns and the Bible by Nathan Hoffman – if you like it, be sure to like his video because everyone needs encouragement. I am sure that the kids will love it and I am also linking the article that he wrote on it here <—– 

This week is like the shortest Torah Portion EVER. One chapter plus two extra verses, so what’s up with that? Well, the subject matter is extremely important – exactly how are we supposed to treat the things that are precious to God? Do we do whatever we want with them? Do we use them up, or sell them off, or treat them like something common?

The Land was given in a Covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the form of an eternal Grant Covenant. This week, we’ll be going over what makes the Grant Covenant so unique and special, and why they can never be broken or taken back. The Grant Covenant is also the basis of Yeshua’s (Jesus’) rights to the throne of David and the descendants of Aaron’s rights to the Priesthood.

Teaching your kids about the eternal nature of God’s promises is one of the most important keys in establishing a trust relationship between them and God. Once they see that God, historically, has never broken a promise no matter what, they can begin to see His long-suffering and loyal character.

Praying for you this week!

Love,

Miss Tyler