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Shoftim Judges The 48th Torah Portion
Readings 5th reading in the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1618 219 Haftarah Isaiah 5112
5212 Gospel Matthew 2647 2710
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Deuteronomy 1618-19
18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in
all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth
thee, throughout thy tribes and they shall judge
the people with just judgment. 19 Thou shalt not
wrest judgment thou shalt not respect persons,
neither take a gift for a gift doth blind the
eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the
righteous.
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Deuteronomy Chapter 16
Talks about Judges and Justice Grove of trees
and images that God Hates
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Deuteronomy Chapter 17
There must be sound sacrifices Hard
controversies are to be ruled on by priests and
judges The election and duty of a King
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Deuteronomy Chapter 18
The rightful dues of the priests and Levites are
the offerings to the Lord The abominations of
the nations are to be avoided Christ is foretold
and the People are to Hearken unto Him
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Deuteronomy Chapter 19
The cities of refuge The neighbors landmark is
not to be removed
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Deuteronomy Chapter 20
The priests exhortation to encourage the people
to battle What to do to the cities that accept
or refuse the proclamation of peace
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Deuteronomy Chapter 21
The expiation of an uncertain murder An unknown
victim
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Matthew 2647-48
47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the
twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with
swords and staves, from the chief priests and
elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him
gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that same is he hold him fast.
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Matthew 2649-50
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said,
Hail, master and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said
unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then
came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
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Matthew 2651-52
51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus
stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and
struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote
off his ear. 52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up
again thy sword into his place for all they that
take the sword shall perish with the sword.
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Matthew 2653-54
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my
Father, and he shall presently give me more than
twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then shall
the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must
be?
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Matthew 2655-56
55 In that same hour said Jesus to the
multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief
with swords and staves for to take me? I sat
daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye
laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done,
that the scriptures of the prophets might be
fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him,
and fled.
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Matthew 2631-32
31Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep
of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32But
after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee.
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Zechariah 137
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against
the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of
hosts smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be
scattered and I will turn mine hand upon the
little ones.
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Matthew 2657-58
57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him
away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the
scribes and the elders were assembled. 58 But
Peter followed him afar off unto the high
priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the
servants, to see the end.
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Matthew 2659-61
59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the
council, sought false witness against Jesus, to
put him to death 60 But found none yea, though
many false witnesses came, yet found they none.
At the last came two false witnesses, 61 And
said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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Matthew 2662-64
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him,
Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these
witness against thee? 63 But Jesus held his
peace. And the high priest answered and said unto
him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou
tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of
God. 64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said
nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye
see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of
power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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Matthew 2665-66
65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying,
He hath spoken blasphemy what further need have
we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his
blasphemy. 66 What think ye? They answered and
said, He is guilty of death.
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Matthew 2667-68
67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted
him and others smote him with the palms of their
hands, 68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ,
Who is he that smote thee?
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Matthew 2669-70
69 Now Peter sat without in the palace and a
damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with
Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them
all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
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Matthew 2671-72
71 And when he was gone out into the porch,
another maid saw him, and said unto them that
were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of
Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I
do not know the man.
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Matthew 2673-75
73 And after a while came unto him they that
stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art
one of them for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I
know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which
said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt
deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept
bitterly.
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Mark 166-7
6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted Ye
seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified he
is risen he is not here behold the place where
they laid him. 7But go your way, tell his
disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into
Galilee there shall ye see him, as he said unto
you.
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John 2115-17

• Jesus asks Peter three times
• Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more
• than these?
• 2. Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?
• 3. Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?
• (Once for each denial of Christ)

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Matthew 271-2
1 When the morning was come, all the chief
priests and elders of the people took counsel
against Jesus to put him to death 2 And when
they had bound him, they led him away, and
delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
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Genesis 4910
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh
come and unto him shall the gathering of the
people be.
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The Sceptre Departed

• Herod Archelaus was replaced by a Roman
• procurator named Caponius.
• The legal power of the Sanhedrin was
• immediately restricted and the adjudication
• of capital cases was lost.
• This was normal Roman policy.
• Josephus, Wars of the Jews, Book 2 Ch. 8
• The Jerusalem Talmud, Sanhedrin folio 24

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The Sceptre Departed

• When the members of the Sanhedrin found
• themselves deprived of their right over life
• and death, they covered their heads with
• ashes and their bodies with sackcloth, and
• bemoaned.
• - Woe unto us for the scepter has departed
• from Judah and the Messiah has not come!
• Babylonian Talmud Ch.4 folio 37

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Pontius Pilate

• Pontius Pilate served as 6th Roman
• procurator of Judaea from A.D. 26 to
• A.D. 36, after which he was recalled to
• Rome and then passed out of official history.
• He was hated by the orthodox Jews and
• never really understood them.
• A plaque was found in Caesarea bearing his
• name which is now in the Israel Museum.

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Pontius Pilate

• Ruled Judea in a reckless and arbitrary
• fashion.
• In A.D. 36, he was deposed by Vitellius and
• sent to Rome, tried under Caligula.
• Tradition Pilate killed himself
• Josephus Ant. 184, sec. 1,2
• Eusebius Historia Ecclesiastica II, ii. 7
• The Coptic church came to believe that he
• became a Christian.

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Matthew 273-4
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw
that he was condemned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the
chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned
in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And
they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
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Innocent Blood
Six witnesses affirmed His innocence
1. Judas (Matthew 274) 2. Pilate's wife
(Matthew 2719) 3. Pilate (Matthew 2724)
4. Herod (Luke 2315) 5. Criminal (Luke
2341) 6. Centurion (Luke 2347)
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Matthew 275-6
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple, and departed, and went and hanged
himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver
pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put
them into the treasury, because it is the price
of blood.
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Matthew 277-8
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the
potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore
that field was called, The field of blood, unto
this day.
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Matthew 279-10
9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by
Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the
thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that
was valued, whom they of the children of Israel
did value 10 And gave them for the potter's
field, as the Lord appointed me.
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Zechariah 1112-13
12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give
me my price and if not, forbear. So they weighed
for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the
LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter a
goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I
took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them
to the potter in the house of the LORD.
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(1 Cor 151-4) 1Moreover, brethren, I declare
unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,
which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand 2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in
memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have
believed in vain. 3For I delivered unto you first
of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures 4And that he was buried, and that he
rose again the third day according to the
scriptures
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