Parsha Ki Tavo - parashat hashavua weekly reading for 13/09/25

Parashat Ki Tavo speaks to a moment of transition. After years in the wilderness, Israel is on the edge of the land. The command given at this threshold is striking: bring the first fruits, the bikkurim, to the Temple and recite the story of God’s redemption. It is not conquest that defines Israel’s life in the land, but remembrance. Every basket of figs or pomegranates placed before the altar becomes a declaration: our life is from the Lord, not from ourselves.

The same spirit shapes the laws of tithes to the Levites and to the poor. Israel is not chosen for privilege alone but to be a channel of blessing. Gratitude must always overflow into generosity. The blessings and curses at Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival are sobering. To walk with God is to walk in covenantal faithfulness. To turn away is to invite devastation. We who know Jewish history can see how real these words have been. And yet the promise is not broken. Moses closes with a word of hope: only now, after forty years, has Israel received “a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear.”

God’s work is patient, but He never abandons His people. For us as Messianic Jews, Ki Tavo points us to Messiah. Just as the bikkurim were a sign of gratitude for God’s faithfulness, Yeshua is the first fruits of the resurrection, the pledge of the new creation. In Him, the curse is atoned, and the blessings of the covenant are poured out. To follow Him is to live with the same rhythm Moses taught: remembering, sharing, and walking with eyes wide open to God’s faithfulness.

Parsha Ki Tavo - weekly reading for 13/09/25

May this Shabbat strengthen us to stand as witnesses that the covenant is alive, that the God of Israel is faithful, and that His promises find their “yes” in Messiah Yeshua.