Here is the Our Daily Bread for Today, February 6, 2017, study edition. It is not only excellent practice to read the scripture but also to Study the Scriptures. We need the Word of Mar Yah with air to breathe. His words are food to the soul and nourishment for spiritual growth. The More you read and study the scriptures the Closer Mar Yah is with you and you become in-effected by the dying world. With the demand of employed side of life., it is understandable, read and study as Much as You Can.
Before reading and studying the scriptures we wash our hand and recite:
(The Hand washing Prayer: Blessed are you Mar Yah Our God, King of the Universe who sanctifies us with his mithvoth and commands us concern the washing of the hands. Said while washing hands.)
Before Torah Reading/Studying
Matthew 5:1720
Do not think that I came to dismiss the Torah or the Prophets. I have not come to dismiss, but to carry out. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one smallest letter or one stroke shall pass away from the Torah, until everything happens. Therefore, anyone who dismisses one of these small mitzvoth, and thus teach the sons of men to do so, will be called little in the Kingdom of Heaven; but those who do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Torah which Mosea commanded us is the Heritage of Ya’aqub. Kiss the Peshitta/Tanakh/Peshitto/Bible.
When Removing Torah From Ark
When the Ark set out, Mosha would say: Arise, O AdonYah, and Your adversaries will be scattered, and Your enemies will flee before You. For from Zion shall go forth the Torah, and the Word of AdonYah from Jerusalem. Blessed is He who in His holiness gave Torah to His people Israel.
Matthew Ch 6 James Murdock Edition
Here use Studylight.org which is the very tool a few of our Scribes/Sofer use to study the scriptures. Your in Good Company. Go to the link provided and each study tools needs is link in the number of each verse. Click on the number of verse you are trying to study to use the tools provided. Here is a time to learn definition of word you don’t know in the verse and the Aramaic and/or Hebrew words to their English child words. Think about what the verse means. Try rewriting the verse in your own words by paraphrasing. List the scriptures that are related to the scripture verse you are reading and studying fro other books of the Peshitta and etc. Jot down what questions you have that comes to mind.
http://www.studylight.org/bible/jmt/matthew/6.html
Good parallels to the Scripture reading above is George Lamsa ed., J.P. Green., John Etheridge ed.,
Syriac Peshitto Matthew Ch 6 Authorized use by +Mar Eshwan, Bishop
http://www.studylight.org/desk/index.cgi?t1=ac_pes&q1=Matthew%206
James Ch 1 James Murdock Ed.
http://www.studylight.org/bible/jmt/james/1.html
The Same applies as above.
To look up particular words within a scripture verse, place that word in the text box and selected the Murdock, Etheridge or Lamsa ed of the scriptures to the right of and underneath the bible search engine. http://www.studylight.org/
Click on Link to see and example. http://www.studylight.org/desk/index.cgi?sr=1&search_form_type=general&q1=command&s=0&t1=en_jmt
To Organize your scripture study, most of the brethren have used The Word Bible study software. http://www.theword.net/
After Torah reading/studying
Psalm 119:18
Happy are they who are upright in the way, who walk in the Torah of AdonYah. Happy are they who keep His testimonies, that seek Him with the whole heart. They do no unrighteousness; they walk in His way. You have ordained Your precepts, that we should observe them diligently. Oh that my ways were directed to observe Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed, when I have given diligence unto all Your mitzvoth. I will give thanks unto You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous ordinances. I will observe Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
Lord Yeshua, you who were brought forth by the very hand of God the Father, made known to the Blessed Mother Maryam, by the message of the angel Gabriel — I praise you, I thank you and I honour you with all my heart. It was you who said, ‘I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall not hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.’ Grant unto the presence of the Spirit of holiness as you promised to your disciples, so that I may understand the Word of God and the Will of the Father for me. Amen.
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Forehead:”May I have the mind of Mshikha”, Mouth:”May I speak pure words of Torah”, Heart:”and may my heart be sealed”, Right shoulder: “in the blood of the Lamb”& Left shoulder :” Amen. ” God is One.
Or Forehead:”Mshikha in my mind.”, Mouth:”Torah in my mouth.”, Heart:”The blood of the Lamb in my heart.”, Right shoulder:”In Yeshua’s Name.” & Left Shoulder:”Amen.”In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God is One.
Happy scripture study. I pray that you open your cup and remove preconceived notions and ideas. Let the Holy Spirit guide you and let you have ears to hear and gentle heart to expect the teachings of Mar Yah. 🙂