Parashah Yitro

Parashah

Yitro “Jethro”

Exodus 18:1-20-:23

Points:

Yitro visits moshe

Moshe appoints judges

Israel at Sinai

The 10 Mitzvot

In this Torah Portion, we learn that the father-in-law of Moses, Jethro, gives Moses some organizational advice on how to judge cases among the people of Israel. Then we will read about the Israelites reaching Mount Sinai. The parashah will concludes with Israel receiving the Ten Commandments.

Key points:

• This Torah portion describes Y_ love towards the gentiles.
• This parashah is exceedingly kind; it is written for a Gentile who want to embrace Y_'s Torah.
• Yitro serves as a prophecy of future events.

Exodus 18:17-19

Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you…”

Lesson:

Jethro goes on to tell Moses that he is to represent the people before Y_ and teach them Y_’s laws

Moses should establish qualified leaders of integrity over groups within Israel to judge “small matters”

The Torah doesn’t say why Y_ directed Jethro to advise Moses instead of instructing Moses directly.

(18:19-20)

(18:21-22)

Maybe the reason Y_ used Jethro was to remind Moses—and us—to remain humble. No matter howmuch we’ve learned, we could always learn more. We could always be corrected and shown a better way—even by those we might not expect to have worthwhile advice!

Moses handles the “great matters”

(18:22)

HEAR! OIR! SHEMA!

Exodus 18:1 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.

Yitro was not just any person:

Yitro was going to have a huge impact on countless numbers of people.

Had a high rank

Yethro, the priest of Midian

Humbleness

Despite his status as a prince, he was humble.

Yitro experienced a transformation and renounced all pagan deities and idolatry as he began the process of becoming born again.

Exodus 18:12

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in God’s presence.

Holocaust: destroys the animal entirely. It is a sacrifice for ascension, much as the sacrifice of Corban, and its purpose is to ascend to Y_ as a pleasing scent. Sacrifice: They celebrated the shalom sacrifice; they ate together in delight out of gratitude to Y_ for yitro's conversion.

Holocaust: burn the old manSacrifice: represents my life in return for his sacrifice

Tanaj:

Open your tanaj

Proverbs 27:9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

2 Samuel 16:23 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

Proverbs 19:20: represents my life in return for his sacrifice

The ten commandments

The ten mitzvot:

Exodus 20:1-17

1. I am the Lord your Elohim
2. Do not have other gods besides Me.
3. Do not misuse the name of the Lord your Elohim.
4. Remember the Sabbath day
5. Honor your father and your mother

6. Do not murder. 7. Do not commit adultery. 8. Do not steal. 9. Do not give false testimony. 10. Do not covet anything.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is stupid.

Haftarah Yitro "Jethro"

Isaiah 6:1-13

Isaiah 6:1-13

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe[a] filled the temple. 2 Seraphim[b] were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth. 4 The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined[c] because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts. 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and said: Now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed and your sin is atoned for. 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Who should I send?Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me. 9 And He replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive. 10 Dull the minds[d] of these people; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise, they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed. 11 Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” And He replied: Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, houses are without people, the land is ruined and desolate, 12 and the Lord drives the people far away, leaving great emptiness in the land. 13 Though a tenth will remain in the land, it will be burned again. Like the terebinth or the oak that leaves a stump when felled, the holy seed is the stump.

Key points:

• This was talking about how after Ezekiel manashe became the worst of the worst for the people
• Jethro heard the great miracles that happened to the people of Israel
• He came from Midian to Israels camp
• Jethro brought moshes wife and sons
• Jethro gave Moshe advice and Moshe took it
• Jethro was a gentile but became a part of Israel
• The people of Israel made the camp in front of mount Sinai and Israel chose them as a nation
• What Y__ does looks crazy to other people
• On the 6th day of the 3rd month, the people made the camp
• This was 7 weeks after the exodus
• Y__ showed himself through thunder, lightning, and the sound of the shofar
• Then the 10 commandments were given
• Y__ was talking so strongly that the people told Moshe they were going to die
• After that moment Y__ did not talk to the people again he only talked to his prophets
• The people lost a lot of blessings in that moment
• After Jethro repented he made a holocaust

Jethro had many names

Shemot 2:18

Shemot 4:18

Shemot 3:1, Shemot 18:1

Numbers 10:29, Judges 4:11

Rehuel

jeter( it is translated wrong)

Jethro

Hobab

Jethro listened and obeyed but the people did not want to listen and did not want to obey.

Moshe went up and down 7 times in mount Sinai:

The 4th time: Shemot 19:21/ Shemot 24:3 The 5th time: Shemot 24:9/shemot 24:14

The 6th time: Shemot 24:13/Shemot 32:7 The 7th time: Shemot 34:1-4/shemot 34:29

The 1st time: Shemot 19:3/Shemot 19:7 The 2nd time: Shemot 19:8/Shemot 19:14 The 3rd time: Shemot 19:20/Shemot 19:25

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Y__contsols everything spiritual and physical.

The sons of Israel hear but don't understand.

The sons of Israel in mount Sinai heard and saw but the majority did not keep Torah.

Y__ is not willing to hear them because they were not willing to hear him.

Isaiah is only showing us a little of how Y__’s kingdom would be.

Todah Rabah