Torah Class - Day 20: Commandment 4 - How to Make the Biblical Calendar

Today, we continued our study of the 4th Commandment. We are now looking at how to make the Biblical Calendar. During the next two weeks, when we won't be meeting online on Zoom, those who are in this class are being invited to use the information given and create a Biblical calendar for 2024.

The worksheets needed were e-mailed to the class, let me know if you don't have them.

Here is what you need to make a correct Biblical calendar:

1) the calendar worksheets provided in the class

2) the End of the Biblical year is the spring Tekufah, Vernal Equinox (northern hemisphere), which is March 20, 2024. Start by marking this date on your calendar.

3) mark all the new moon eves (night of the sighting of the first visible sliver of the new moon) on your calendar. These dates are provided in your class worksheet.

4) mark all the new moon days (which are the day after the new moon eve) on your calendar. These dates are also provided in your class worksheet.

5) the first new moon day following the spring Tekufah (March 20) is the first day of the new Biblical Year. This day is Abib - day 1.

6) Use Leviticus 23 to help you calculate and count to determine when each annual feast day is, from that point. All the annual feasts are determined by using the moons and counting...  So you will have everything you need to do a 2024 calendar in the worksheet and in Leviticus 23.

We'll do the calendar together -with full explanation in two weeks. So, you'll be able to see if you got it right, and where corrections (if any) should be made. Happy calendating! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 19: Commandment 4 - Why the Weekly Sabbath Isn't Determined by the Moon... (conclusion)

 

Today, we continued our study of the 4th Commandment. In studying the 4th Commandment, and we need to address several key points on this important - and highly attacked topic.

We have now concluded our study of the Fourth Commandment. So you can now view-print the completed worksheets for Statutes 203-208 and Commandment 4.

Here's a brief summery of why the lunar Sabbath teaching doesn't pass the test of Scripture:

1) Lunar Sabbath fails the “Bone Structure” Test. The first Sabbath was 3 days after the moon was created (since the moon was created on the 4th day of the Creation Week). Clearly the first Seventh-day Sabbath on earth was not determined by the moon. (For more information on “Bone Structure” as a vital part of effective Bible study, see the Lighted Way Ministries, Study Guide #1, readable online at https://www.lightedway.org/html/Doctrine_Studies/Lesson_1.pdf)

2) Lunar Sabbath teachings cite massive calendar changes... which are invalid... Christ kept the same day Sabbath that the Jews kept, demonstrating that Saturday was the Sabbath. As it says in Hebrews, had there been another day of rest, He would have said so (Heaven only keeps Heaven's Days). So all calendar changes prior to Christ are invalid to proving Sabbath-changes (for they did not affect Sabbath).

3) Lunar Sabbath is not consistently 7 days... If Sabbaths are governed by the moon phases, Sabbath is no longer consistently the Seventh-day Sabbath. At the end of each lunar cycle, there is a 9-10 day period from one lunar phase to the next. This means that the last week of the month, if Lunisolar Sabbath is true, is not seven days - thus it is not consistently the Seventh-day Sabbath, if Sabbath were determined by the moon phases.

4) Lunar Sabbath days are not consistently the Sabbath, in the Bible Record... There are any provable cases in Scripture where the weekly Sabbath DIDN’T fall on the 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd or 29^th. Even one provable case disproves the Lunisolar theory. There are two!

5) We will to look at the history of keeping the Sabbath to see whether it was done by the moon phases or by a continuous count.

6) We will examine the Seventh-day Sabbath to determine whether there is enough evidence to show that “Saturday” is indeed still the 7^th Day. 

7) The Pentecost count includes seven Sabbaths AND fifty days. The Pentecost count doesn't work with the weekly Sabbath being determined by the moon phases...  This is because there is a 9-10 day period at the end of each lunar cycle...  And even one 9-day "week" following 4 weeks, throws off the Pentecost count, making it impossible.

Next, we will study how to make a Biblical calendar (determining the timing of the Feast Days) - as the Feasts are a subcategory under the Sabbath Commandment.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(coming soon)...

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 18 & 20 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 18: Commandment 4 - Why the Weekly Sabbath Isn't Determined by the Moon...

Today, we continued our study of the 4th Commandment. In studying the 4th Commandment, and we need to address several key points on this important - and highly attacked topic.

NOTE: there is no completed worksheet from this week, as we aren't finished yet... 

Currently, we are thoroughly covering the issue of the lunar Sabbath teaching. Understanding and being able to give a reason of what we have found in Scripture is vital...  So, we will continue using this same set of worksheets in Monday's class...  

Here's a brief summery of why the lunar Sabbath teaching doesn't pass the test of Scripture:

1) Lunar Sabbath fails the “Bone Structure” Test. The first Sabbath was 3 days after the moon was created (since the moon was created on the 4th day of the Creation Week). Clearly the first Seventh-day Sabbath on earth was not determined by the moon. (For more information on “Bone Structure” as a vital part of effective Bible study, see the Lighted Way Ministries, Study Guide #1, readable online at https://www.lightedway.org/html/Doctrine_Studies/Lesson_1.pdf)

2) Lunar Sabbath teachings cite massive calendar changes... which are invalid... We will explain/investigate the calendar change issues with a guiding point: Christ kept the same day Sabbath that the Jews kept, demonstrating that Saturday was the Sabbath. As it says in Hebrews, had there been another day of rest, He would have said so (Heaven only keeps Heaven's Days). So all calendar changes prior to Christ are invalid to proving Sabbath-changes (for they did not affect Sabbath).

3) Lunar Sabbath is not consistently 7 days... If Sabbaths are governed by the moon phases, Sabbath is no longer consistently the Seventh-day Sabbath. At the end of each lunar cycle, there is a 9-10 day period from one lunar phase to the next. This means that the last week of the month, if Lunisolar Sabbath is true, is not seven days - thus it is not consistently the Seventh-day Sabbath, if Sabbath were determined by the moon phases.

4) Lunar Sabbath days are not consistently the Sabbath, in the Bible Record... There are any provable cases in Scripture where the weekly Sabbath DIDN’T fall on the 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd or 29^th. Even one provable case disproves the Lunisolar theory. There are two!

5) We will to look at the history of keeping the Sabbath to see whether it was done by the moon phases or by a continuous count.

6) We will examine the Seventh-day Sabbath to determine whether there is enough evidence to show that “Saturday” is indeed still the 7^th Day. 

7) The Pentecost count includes seven Sabbaths AND fifty days. The Pentecost count doesn't work with the weekly Sabbath being determined by the moon phases...  This is because there is a 9-10 day period at the end of each lunar cycle...  And even one 9-day "week" following 4 weeks, throws off the Pentecost count, making it impossible.

We will also plan to study how to make a Biblical calendar (determining the timing of the Feast Days) - as the Feasts are a subcategory under the Sabbath Commandment.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(coming soon)...

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 18 & 20 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 17: Commandment 3 - conclusion (of commandment 3)

Today, we completed our study of the last of the Statutes relating to the 3rd Commandment. We are now beginning our study of the 4th Commandment.

You will notice we are not covering very many Statutes in this week's worksheet...  That's because we'll be studying the 4th Commandment, and we need to address several key points on this important - and highly attacked (by the enemy) - topic.

So, we're going to be thorough, covering issues like lunar Sabbath... Is Saturday still the Sabbath? How can we know the Sabbath with all the calendar changes...  and several other hot-potato points which are bringing in tremendous confusion to Sabbath keepers.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(coming soon)...

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 11 & 13 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 18 & 20 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 16: Commandment 3 - Statutes 178-202

Today, we completed Statutes 178-202. This and the completed worksheets and all of our previous Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

COMMENTS FROM THE CLASS:

The following comments were messaged to me (for posting) in this class, by Belinda (thank you for sharing, Belinda!):

This commandment to not revile a god reminds me of the book of Jude where we are warned about speaking presumptuously or commanding certain evil spirits, but rather to say YHWH rebuke you.

Some spirits, we are told, we have authority over, especially those within us or working in people we encounter. But others we may not have authority over such as principalities over towns and regions (unless we have been specifically told by Yah to take them on.)

He sets up and He pulls down. I have known of a few people who have been spiritually thrashed by attempting to deal with such spirits (without the Heavenly Calling to do so). Maybe this caution is encompassed in this Torah command.

COURSE FEE FOR DECEMBER:

Quick reminder... The course fee for this class, for December is now due. Please send online through the Lighted Way Ministries' Donation center. For convenience, you may use the following button. If you have already sent the $100.00 for December, please disregard this reminder and thank you so much! 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(coming soon)...

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 11 & 13 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 18 & 20 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 15: Commandment 3 - Statutes 178-202

Today, we started Statutes 178-202. The completed worksheets and all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

Also, as mentioned in last week's classes, the following is the video of a study I shared on idolatry in entertainment. It's called "Entertainment: Are You Relaxing in Hell?"

COURSE FEE FOR DECEMBER:

Quick reminder... The course fee for this class, for December is now due. Please send online through the Lighted Way Ministries' Donation center. For convenience, you may use the following button. If you have already sent the $100.00 for December, please disregard this reminder and thank you so much! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 4 & 6 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 11 & 13 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 18 & 20 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 14: Commandment 3 - Statutes 156-177

Today, we completed Statutes 156-177. The completed worksheets and all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

Also, as mentioned in today's class, the following is the video of a study I shared on idolatry in entertainment. It's called "Entertainment: Are You Relaxing in Hell?"

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The following is our class schedule for December, 2023 - January, 2024:

Mon & Wed, December 4 & 6 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 11 & 13 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 18 & 20 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, December 25 & 27 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 1 & 3 - There will be no live Torah Class during this week. I will be taking a Winter Break and using the time to really focus on writing my overdue book Ancient Hebrew in the Stars.

Mon & Wed, January 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 15 & 17 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 22 & 24 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, January 29 & 31 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Torah Class - Day 13: Commandment 3 - Statutes 156-177

Today, we studied the last Statutes under Commandment 2, and we studied the Third Commandment. Please note, in today's class video recording, there were a few minutes of no sound after I played the first video. This sound issue was corrected...  So, please just advance the video until the sound returns (maybe 3 minutes...). Sorry for the trouble!

The completed worksheets and all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Class is scheduled to meet every Monday and Wednesday throughout November.

Torah Class - Day 12: Commandment 2 - Statutes 131-155

Today, we finished studying Statutes 131-155, which fall under the Second Commandment category. 

The completed worksheets and all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Class is scheduled to meet every Monday and Wednesday throughout November.

Torah Class - Day 11: Commandment 2 - Statutes 131-155

Today, we began studying Statutes 131-155, which fall under the Second Commandment category. 

As a reminder, all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Class is scheduled to meet every Monday and Wednesday throughout November.

Torah Class - Day 10: Commandment 2 - Statutes 108-130

Today, we finished studying the Second Commandment and the study sheets also included the Statute-studies for Statutes 108-130. 

View/Print the Completed Worksheets

Also, the course fee for November is due now. This month, we are only meeting for 1/2 the month, so the requested course fee is $50.00 for this month (half of the usual $100.00 monthly course fee). Please feel free to use the following link to send in the amount for November. Please send the amount as a donation to Lighted Way Ministries. And thank you so much!

As a reminder, all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Class is scheduled to meet every Monday and Wednesday throughout November.

Torah Class - Day 9: Commandment 2 - Statutes 108-130

It is good to be back to studying the Torah with you all! Today, we started studying the Second Commandment and the study sheets also included the Statute-studies for Statutes 108-130. We are looking at all the meanings (from the Commandment and Statutes) of idolatry.

Also, the course fee for November is due now. This month, we are only meeting for 1/2 the month, so the requested course fee is $50.00 for this month (half of the usual $100.00 monthly course fee). Please feel free to use the following link to send in the amount for November. Please send the amount as a donation to Lighted Way Ministries. And thank you so much!

As a reminder, all of our previously completed Torah Class worksheets are viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Class is scheduled to meet every Monday and Wednesday throughout November.

October 12, 2023 - Update...

In our last session, September 27, 2023, we completed the study sheets for Statutes 72-107. You may print them at the following link:

Completed Worksheets: Week 4: Statutes 72-107 (pdf)

All of our Torah Class worksheets are also viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Schedule:

• New Zealand - Australia Ministry Trip (Mark and Shauna Manfredine will be gone - no classes during this time) October 16 to November 6. Contact Shauna if you are in the Melbourne area or the Tauranga area of New Zealand and would like to attend our meetings, or have a personal need. There will be no live Torah Classes during this time.

• TORAH CLASSES WILL RESUME (after Sukkot and Ministry Trip) on Monday, November 13, 2023...

Torah Class - Day 8: Commandment 1 - Statutes 72-107

Today, we completed the study sheets for Statutes 72-107. You may print them at the following link:

Completed Worksheets: Week 4: Statutes 72-107 (pdf)

Since we will not have Prophecy Class until Monday, November 13, I am not providing the new worksheets for Week 5, at this time. I will e-mail the new worksheets to everyone before November 13. 

All of our Torah Class worksheets are also viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Fall Feasts & Schedule:

• Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is the week of October 1-8. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this exciting Fall Retreat. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 11 AM (PST) and at 6:30 PM daily. Additional broadcasts will be on the schedule. Click here to join us. There will not be any Torah Classes during the entire month of October, due to this Fall Retreat, and due to Mark and Shauna Manfredine's ministry trip to Australia and NZ, immediately following Sukkot.

• New Zealand - Australia Ministry Trip (Mark and Shauna Manfredine will be gone - no classes during this time) October 16 to November 6. Contact Shauna if you are in the Melbourne area or the Tauranga area of New Zealand and would like to attend our meetings, or have a personal need. There will be no live Torah Classes during this time.

• TORAH CLASSES WILL RESUME (after Sukkot and Ministry Trip) on Monday, November 13, 2023...

Torah Class - Day 7: Commandment 1 - Statutes 72-107

New Worksheets: Week 4: Statutes 72-107 (print/download, for the Torah studies on September 25 & 27)

This week, we started the study sheets for Statutes 72-107.

If you wish to complete the Statute studies completely on your own, you may do so by simply only printing the blank (pdf) set of worksheets for this week and completing them outside of class. Note: you will want to be ready to start a whole new set of worksheets for each Monday's class.

All of our Torah Class worksheets are also viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Our next LIVE Torah class will be:

Wednesday, September 27, from 10-11 AM (PST)

Upcoming Fall Feasts & Schedule:

• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Tuesday, September 26. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this holiest Day of the year. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 2 PM (PST). Click here to join us. 

• Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is the week of October 1-8. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this exciting Fall Retreat. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 11 AM (PST) and at 6:30 PM daily. Additional broadcasts will be on the schedule. Click here to join us. There will not be any Torah Classes during the entire month of October, due to this Fall Retreat, and due to Mark and Shauna Manfredine's ministry trip to Australia and NZ, immediately following Sukkot.

• New Zealand - Australia Ministry Trip (Mark and Shauna Manfredine will be gone - no classes during this time) October 16 to November 6. Contact Shauna if you are in the Melbourne area or the Tauranga area of New Zealand and would like to attend our meetings, or have a personal need. There will be no live Torah Classes during this time.

• TORAH CLASSES WILL RESUME (after Sukkot and Ministry Trip) on Monday, November 13, 2023...

Torah Class - Day 6: Commandment 1 - Statutes 47-71

New Worksheets: Week 4: Statutes 72-107 (print/download, for the Torah studies on September 25 & 27)

Today, we concluded our studies of Statutes 47-71... Please note: I did the Statute count wrong in the original worksheets for Week 3...  But the worksheets are fixed in the uploads for Week 3 now. Also, the link to print the blank worksheets for next week is above.

This week, we completed the study sheets for Statutes 47-71, which can now be printed and inserted into your Torah binder. 

If you wish to complete the Statute studies completely on your own, you may do so by simply only printing the blank (pdf) set of worksheets for this week and completing them outside of class. Note: you will want to be ready to start a whole new set of worksheets for each Monday's class.

All of our Torah Class worksheets are also viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Our next LIVE Torah class will be:

Monday, September 25, from 10-11 AM (PST)

Upcoming Fall Feasts & Schedule:

• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Tuesday, September 26. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this holiest Day of the year. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 2 PM (PST). Click here to join us. 

• Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is the week of October 1-8. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this exciting Fall Retreat. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 11 AM (PST) and at 6:30 PM daily. Additional broadcasts will be on the schedule. Click here to join us. There will not be any Torah Classes during the entire month of October, due to this Fall Retreat, and due to Mark and Shauna Manfredine's ministry trip to Australia and NZ, immediately following Sukkot.

• New Zealand - Australia Ministry Trip (Mark and Shauna Manfredine will be gone - no classes during this time) October 16 to November 6. Contact Shauna if you are in the Melbourne area or the Tauranga area of New Zealand and would like to attend our meetings, or have a personal need. There will be no live Torah Classes during this time.

• TORAH CLASSES WILL RESUME (after Sukkot and Ministry Trip) on Monday, November 13, 2023...

Torah Class - Day 5: Commandment 1 - Statutes 47-71

New Worksheets: Week 3: Statutes 47-71 (print/download, for the Torah studies on September 18 & 20)

Today, we started our studies of Statutes 47-71... The link to print the blank worksheets for next week is above.

This week, we completed the study sheets for Statutes 23-46, which can now be printed and inserted into your Torah binder. 

If you wish to complete the Statute studies completely on your own, you may do so by simply only printing the blank (pdf) set of worksheets for this week and completing them outside of class. Note: you will want to be ready to start a whole new set of worksheets for each Monday's class.

All of our Torah Class worksheets are also viewable/printable from the Torah Class Binder Worksheets webpage.

Here's the summary of the Statutes we covered in last week's worksheet set:

Commandment #1: Exodus 20:1-3 (completed previously, but these current Statutes are under Commandment #1)

Statute #23 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 25:8-9 - Build the holy House (Sanctuary) of Yahweh so that He will dwell with you.

Statute #24 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 25:8-9 - The Sanctuary that you build must be patterned after the Heavenly Pattern.

Statute #25 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 23:13 - Do not speak of false gods in any way that is wishful or worshipful.

Statute #26 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 23:13 - The character, authority, and honor of false gods has no place with you.

Statute #27 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:12-15 - Do not teach, influence, or entice anyone to worship false gods.

Statute #28 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:12-15 - Do not allow anyone on sacred ground (your home, your worship center, or anywhere else that is dedicated to Yahweh) who teaches, influences, or entices others to worship false gods.

Statute #29 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:12-15 - If someone (in the dedicated ground/home/facility) is suspected of teaching/influencing other believers into idolatry, no not act on rumor alone. Inquire and be certain whether the story is true.

Statute #30 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:12-15 - If the person is found to be truly teaching/influencing into the worship of false gods, cut him/her out of the Body. Without reservation, fully destroy idolatry and remove its teachings from your midst.

Statute #31 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:12-15 - Teachers/influencers into false worship are an abomination. Abomination must be removed from among you.

Statute #32 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:6-8 - If a dear friend, or spouse, or family member tries to entice you to serve other gods, do not listen or fall prey to the temptation.

Statute #33 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:6-8 - You are not to keep that person in your life, nor keep secret what he/she is doing to influence others into false god worship.

Statute #34 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:6-8 - You are not to pity this person, who influences others into false god worship.

Statute #35 (under Commandment 1)

• Numbers 18:5 - The priests of Yahweh bear the responsibility to be watchmen who safeguard Yahweh's holy Temple.

Statute #36 (under Commandment 1)

• Numbers 18:5 - The priests of Yahweh bear the responsibility to be watchmen who lead in the worship of Yahweh and ensure that the corporate Body of Christ engages in His true worship. 

Statute #37 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 27:20-21 - Keep the Menorah always lit, in the Sanctuary of Yahweh.

Statute #38 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 27:20-21 - The fuel for the Menorah Fire is pure olive oil, only.

Statute #39 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 25:30 - Priests are to set a showbread Table continually before Yahweh's Presence.

Statute #40 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 18:20 - When a prophet (teacher of "truth") claims to speak in Yahweh's Name, but does not speak the Truth from the Word of God, that presumptuous prophet will die (which for now, involves being cut off from the Body of Christ).

Statute #41 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 18:20 - When a person claims to teach truth, yet does it in the name of a false god, that false prophet will also die (which involves being cut off from the Body of Christ).

Statute #42 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:1-3 - If a false prophet encourages people to do or believe things which honor false gods, you are not to listen to him/her.

Statute #43 (under Commandment 1)

• Deuteronomy 13:1-3 - Even if the false-god-serving teacher "proves" his false teachings with miracles, or gives prophecies which come true, you are not to listen to or allow yourself to in any way be influenced by him or her.

Statute #44 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 30:7-8 - Priests of Yahweh (we are all priests-Rev 5:10) are to burn incense before Yahweh (representing prayer - Revelation 8:3-4) every morning and evening.

Statute #45 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 30:7-8 - The lamps of the Menorah are to be dressed/tended every morning and evening.

Statute #46 (under Commandment 1)

• Exodus 30:7-8 - Tending the Menorah and incense are to continually done every morning and evening (representing morning and evening worship times), throughout our generations.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Our next LIVE Torah class will be:

Monday, September 18, from 10-11 AM (PST)

Upcoming Fall Feasts & Schedule:

• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Tuesday, September 26. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this holiest Day of the year. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 2 PM (PST). Click here to join us. 

• Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is the week of October 1-8. You are invited to join Lighted Way Ministries for this exciting Fall Retreat. We will be broadcasting on Vimeo at 11 AM (PST) and at 6:30 PM daily. Additional broadcasts will be on the schedule. Click here to join us. There will not be any Torah Classes during the entire month of October, due to this Fall Retreat, and due to Mark and Shauna Manfredine's ministry trip to Australia and NZ, immediately following Sukkot.

• New Zealand - Australia Ministry Trip (Mark and Shauna Manfredine will be gone - no classes during this time) October 16 to November 6. Contact Shauna if you are in the Melbourne area or the Tauranga area of New Zealand and would like to attend our meetings, or have a personal need. There will be no live Torah Classes during this time.

• TORAH CLASSES WILL RESUME (after Sukkot and Ministry Trip) on Monday, November 13, 2023...