Today’s Random Psalm: Psalm 20

Yahuah answer you in the day of trouble.
The Name of the Elohim of Jacob set you up on high.

Send you help from the sanctuary
and support you from Zion.

Remember all your offerings
and accept your burnt offering. Selah

Grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans.

We will shout for joy in your salvation
and lift up our banners in the Name of our Elohim.
Yahuah fulfill all your requests.

Now I know that Yahuah saves His anointed.
He answers him from His holy heaven
with the saving strength of His right hand.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we remember the Name of Yahuah our Elohim.

They collapse and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.

Yahuah, save the king!
Answer us when we call.

Bonus

Hebrews 4

Therefore let us fear lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you seems to have fallen short of it.
For indeed we have had good news proclaimed to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united with faith in those who heard.
For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.
For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.”
And again in this passage, “They shall not enter My rest.”
Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news proclaimed to them failed to enter because of disobedience,
He again sets a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken later about another day.
So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.
Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall through following the same example of disobedience.
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin.
Therefore let us approach

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Summary of Parashah Yitro

Exodus 18:1-20:26

Parashat Yitro occupies a central place in the Torah because it contains the public revelation of Elohim and the giving of the Ten Words. The portion begins with administrative wisdom and culminates in covenantal revelation, showing that spiritual life encompasses both daily governance and transcendent encounter.

Yitro’s arrival highlights the necessity of humility in leadership. Moses, though chosen by Elohim, receives correction. The establishment of delegated judges reflects divine order rather than human efficiency alone. This structure prevents exhaustion and ensures justice, teaching that covenant communities must be organized to endure.

The journey to Sinai marks a transition from redemption to responsibility. Elohim reminds Yisra’el of deliverance before issuing commands, grounding obedience in relationship. The declaration that Yisra’el is a kingdom of priests reveals their mediating role among the nations, entrusted with reflecting Elohim’s character.

The Sinai theophany is intentionally overwhelming. Fire, smoke, thunder, and shofar blasts convey Elohim’s holiness and authority. Boundaries around the mountain teach that access to Elohim is regulated by His will, not human initiative. Preparation through consecration underscores the seriousness of revelation.

The Ten Words form the covenant core. They are not arbitrary laws but covenantal terms defining loyalty to Elohim and ethical living among people. The commands against idolatry, misuse of the Name, and Sabbath violation protect the relationship between Elohim and His people. The commands governing honor, life, marriage, property, and truth protect communal integrity.

The people’s fear leads them to request mediation. Moses explains that fear is intended to prevent sin, not to drive distance. This tension between nearness and reverence continues throughout Scripture. The portion closes with instructions on worship that reject human grandeur, emphasizing humility and obedience over spectacle.

Yitro ultimately teaches that covenant life requires wise leadership, reverent fear, communal responsibility, and faithful obedience to the spoken word of Elohim. Sinai is not merely a historical event but a defining moment shaping Israel’s identity and calling.