Numbers 22:22-25:9 Parasha Balak
This week’s Torah portion is called “Balak”, after the king of Moab. Fearing that the God of Israel was empowering
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For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)
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