Torah Portion "'שפטים/Shoftim" which means "Judges/Right Rulers" delivered on August 14, 2021.This week's portion covers Deuteronomy/Devarim 16:18-21:9 and begins, "Appoint judges and officers within all your gates, which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, according to your tribes. And they shall judge the people with righteous right-ruling.”In this week's Torah portion Pastor Richard teaches how judges and other representatives are to be appointed by Hashem to bring judgment. Being a judge is not meant for all people. Judges are to ensure the influence of the Sanctuary and the Torah. Yeshua followed the Torah to ensure the influence of the Torah. In Matthew 21:1-2 Yeshua taught about the seat of Moses. Shoftim is “to judge, to decide, to establish and to ordain.” This required reverence and respect of the judges and of the Torah, as the word of God is divine and eternal.Pastor Richard teaches about how being angry is considered murder. He teaches about how the Beattitudes are oral law and about the understanding of “faithful and true servant.” He concludes by giving an understanding of "likeness.” This teaching is full of gems, may you find Shalom!This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Ro’ah Alpha from Isaiah 51:12-52:12, and the New Covenant teaching is delivered by Brother Mark from Acts 7:35-60.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. And we ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about who our God is, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament. Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org