Torah: De 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Brit Chadesha: Mat 23:31-39; Mark 12:28-34; Rev 22:18 Psalms: 45, 99, 141 Gospels: Acts 5, 6, 7 Va'etchanan - ואתחנן : "And I plead"

. Fun Facts about Va’etchanan 45 th of 54 portions 2 nd of 11 in Devarim Written on 249 lines in a Torah 10 th in length, it’s the 2 nd largest in Devarim Va’etchanan contains 12 of the 613 mitzvot; 8 positive and 4 prohibitions;

. How is the Haftarah like Va’etchanan? Isa 40:1-2, “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.”

. Does this sound like a binding contract? De 4:1, “Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”

. Could this be referring to witnessing or evangelism? De 4:6, “Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

. Does success make people curious? De 4:7, “For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?”

. If this is a promise, then why do I sometimes feel alone? De 4:29, “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”

. How can I make YHVH real to me? De 5:29, “O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”

. Does this mean we were there? De 5:3, “The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.”

. What happens if we give less than our acceptable service to Him? De 4:25, “When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”

. Summary Moshe tells the people how he pled with YHVH to let him enter the land Moshe continues the review of the Torah Moshe prophesied that future generations will worship idols and be exiled