Messianic scripture Portions (5786) 2026-(5787) 2027

through Shavuot/Pentecost 2027

Combined from Chosen People Ministries, and Tree of Life Bible Society (TLV)

OCTOBER 10, 2026 — BERESHIT (“In the Beginning”) — Torah: Genesis 1:1–6:8. Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5–43:10. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Revelation 22:6–21. Messianic Focus: Torah begins with God creating heaven and earth, while Revelation closes Scripture with the restoration of what sin corrupted. Genesis introduces the Tree of Life; Revelation shows it restored. From beginning to end, Scripture tells one great story—creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. Messiah stands at the center of that story, and the God who created everything in the beginning will ultimately make all things new.

OCTOBER 17, 2026 — NOACH (“Noah”) — Torah: Genesis 6:9–11:32. Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1–55:5. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 24:36–46. Messianic Focus: Human corruption brings judgment, yet God provides an ark of salvation for Noah and his household. Yeshua specifically compares the days preceding His return to the days of Noah. The message is therefore not simply about ancient judgment—it is a call to present-day readiness. Judgment is real, grace provides a way of deliverance, and God calls His people to walk faithfully while awaiting Messiah.

OCTOBER 24, 2026 — LECH-LECHA (“Go Out”) — Torah: Genesis 12:1–17:27. Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27–41:16. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Romans 4:1–25. Messianic Focus: Abram leaves what is familiar because he believes the promise of God. Adonai promises that through him all the families of the earth will be blessed. Paul points back to Abraham as the great example of righteousness through faith. Long before Sinai, Abraham believed God and acted upon that faith. Ultimately, the blessing promised through Abraham reaches Israel and the nations through Messiah.

OCTOBER 31, 2026 — VAYERA (“And He Appeared”) — Torah: Genesis 18:1–22:24. Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1–37. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Luke 1:26–38; 24:36–53. Messianic Focus: Sarah receives the impossible promise of a son, teaching us that nothing is too difficult for Adonai. Then Abraham is called to offer Isaac, his beloved promised son, only for God Himself to provide the sacrifice. Miraculous birth, beloved sonship, sacrifice, and the hope of life out of death all appear within this portion and form a remarkable pattern pointing toward Yeshua.

NOVEMBER 7, 2026 — CHAYEI SARAH (“Sarah’s Life”) — Torah: Genesis 23:1–25:18. Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1–31. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 1:1–17. Messianic Focus: Even after Sarah’s death, Abraham continues acting upon God’s promise. He purchases a burial place in the promised land and seeks a bride for Isaac because he believes the covenant will continue into future generations. Matthew traces that covenant story from Abraham through David to Yeshua. Generations come and go, but what God promises He faithfully carries forward.

NOVEMBER 14, 2026 — TOLDOT (“Generations”) — Torah: Genesis 25:19–28:9. Haftarah: Malachi 1:1–2:7. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Romans 9:1–13. Messianic Focus: God’s covenant purposes continue through Isaac and Jacob in ways that repeatedly overturn human expectations. Paul later draws upon Jacob and Esau while discussing God’s sovereign purposes concerning Israel. The portion reminds us that redemption ultimately rests not upon position, human strength, or achievement, but upon the calling, mercy, and faithfulness of God.

NOVEMBER 21, 2026 — VAYETZEI (“And He Went Out”) — Torah: Genesis 28:10–32:3. Haftarah: Hosea 11:7–14:9. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: John 1:19–51. Messianic Focus: Jacob sees heaven opened and a ladder connecting heaven and earth, with angels ascending and descending. Centuries later Yeshua tells Nathanael that he will see heaven opened and angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. Yeshua is identifying Himself with the reality Jacob glimpsed: Messiah is the meeting place between heaven and earth and the One through whom we come into the presence of God.

NOVEMBER 28, 2026 — VAYISHLACH (“And He Sent”) — Torah: Genesis 32:4–36:43. Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1–21. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 11:11–20. Messianic Focus: Jacob wrestles through the night, receives the name Israel, and walks away forever changed. His experience reminds us that covenant faith is not merely knowing facts about God; it involves encountering Him, surrendering to Him, and trusting His promises. Sometimes an encounter with Adonai changes the way we walk, but it also prepares us to become who He has called us to be.

DECEMBER 5, 2026 — VAYESHEV (“And He Dwelt”) / SHABBAT HANUKKAH — Torah: Genesis 37:1–40:23, with the appropriate Hanukkah reading. Haftarah includes the special Hanukkah prophetic reading from Zechariah. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 1:1–6, 16–25; John 9:1–7; 10:22–39. Messianic Focus: Joseph is the beloved son rejected by his brothers, sold and humbled, yet destined by God to become their deliverer. Hanukkah adds the themes of dedication and light, and John specifically places Yeshua in Jerusalem during the Feast of Dedication. Joseph’s rejection and eventual exaltation foreshadow Messiah, while Hanukkah challenges us to rededicate ourselves to the One who is the Light of the world.

DECEMBER 12, 2026 — MIKETZ (“At the End”) / HANUKKAH — Torah: Genesis 41:1–44:17, with the appropriate Hanukkah reading. Haftarah: 1 Kings 3:15–4:1, with the applicable Hanukkah reading. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 27:15–46. Messianic Focus: Joseph moves from humiliation to exaltation and becomes the one through whom God preserves life. His brothers stand before their own deliverer without recognizing him. The pattern is striking: the rejected one suffers, is exalted to authority, becomes the means of salvation, and is initially unrecognized by his own brothers. Joseph’s story gives us one of Torah’s richest pictures of Messiah.

DECEMBER 19, 2026 — VAYIGASH (“And He Came Near”) — Torah: Genesis 44:18–47:27. Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15–28. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Luke 6:12–16. Messianic Focus: Judah draws near and offers himself on behalf of Benjamin, after which Joseph can no longer conceal his identity from his brothers. Separation gives way to recognition, forgiveness, tears, and reconciliation. Ezekiel likewise looks forward to the divided house of Israel becoming one under one shepherd and one king. The Messianic hope is not merely individual salvation but reconciliation and restoration under Messiah.

DECEMBER 26, 2026 — VAYECHI (“And He Lived”) — Torah: Genesis 47:28–50:26. Haftarah: 1 Kings 2:1–12. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: 1 Peter 1:1–9. Messianic Focus: Jacob blesses his sons and declares that the scepter will not depart from Judah. Joseph closes Genesis trusting that God will visit His people and bring them home. Both men face death while looking toward promises they have not yet seen fulfilled. Messianic faith likewise looks beyond present circumstances toward the promised King from Judah, resurrection, and the certainty that God will fulfill His Word.

JANUARY 2, 2027 — SHEMOT (“Names”) — Torah: Exodus 1:1–6:1. Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6–28:13; 29:22–23. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: 1 Corinthians 14:13–25. Messianic Focus: Israel cries out beneath Egyptian bondage and Adonai remembers His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Moses is called from the burning bush to become Israel’s deliverer. Exodus establishes the great biblical pattern of redemption: bondage, a deliverer sent by God, the blood of redemption, deliverance, and ultimately covenant relationship. These themes prepare us to understand the greater redemption accomplished through Yeshua.

JANUARY 9, 2027 — VA’ERA (“And I Appeared”) / ROSH CHODESH — Torah: Exodus 6:2–9:35; Numbers 28:1–15. Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21; Isaiah 66:1–24 for Rosh Chodesh. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Revelation 16:1–21; 1 Peter 2:4–10. Messianic Focus: Adonai promises to bring Israel out, deliver them, redeem them, and take them as His people. The plagues demonstrate His authority over Egypt and its gods, while Revelation deliberately echoes Exodus imagery in God’s final judgment upon rebellious powers. The God who once delivered Israel from Pharaoh remains the God of redemption, and history is moving toward His final victory.

JANUARY 16, 2027 — BO (“Come”) — Torah: Exodus 10:1–13:16. Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13–28. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Romans 9:14–29. Messianic Focus: The final plagues lead to Passover. A lamb is slain, its blood marks the household, judgment passes over, and Israel walks out of bondage. Redemption is not achieved by Israel defeating Pharaoh but by trusting and obeying the provision God gives. Passover becomes foundational to understanding Yeshua: deliverance from judgment through the blood of the Lamb.

JANUARY 23, 2027 — BESHALACH (“When He Sent”) / SHABBAT SHIRAH — Torah: Exodus 13:17–17:16. Haftarah: Judges 4:4–5:31. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Revelation 19:1–20:6. Messianic Focus: Adonai opens the sea, delivers Israel, destroys Pharaoh’s pursuing army, and turns fear into worship. Moses and Miriam respond with a song of victory. Revelation similarly pictures heaven rejoicing when God finally defeats the powers opposing His kingdom. The God who fought for Israel at the sea will ultimately defeat evil and establish Messiah’s righteous reign.

JANUARY 30, 2027 — YITRO (“Jethro”) — Torah: Exodus 18:1–20:23. Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1–7:6; 9:5–6. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 5:8–20. Messianic Focus: Israel reaches Sinai and receives the Ten Commandments. Notice the order: God redeemed Israel before giving Israel His instructions. Torah was not given as a means of escaping Egypt but as instruction for a people already redeemed. Yeshua does not dismiss God’s instruction; He brings His followers to its deepest intention, calling for righteousness flowing from transformed hearts.

FEBRUARY 6, 2027 — MISHPATIM (“Judgments”) — Torah: Exodus 21:1–24:18. Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8–22; 33:25–26. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 17:1–11. Messianic Focus: The revelation at Sinai moves into everyday life—justice, responsibility, servants, strangers, property, injury, restitution, and mercy. Covenant faith must affect how people actually live. The portion culminates with covenant blood and Moses ascending the mountain. In Matthew, Moses and Elijah appear with Yeshua on another mountain, and the Father declares, “Listen to Him.”

FEBRUARY 13, 2027 — TERUMAH (“Offering”) — Torah: Exodus 25:1–27:19. Haftarah: 1 Kings 5:12–6:13. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: 2 Corinthians 9:1–15. Messianic Focus: Adonai invites Israel to bring willing offerings for the construction of the Mishkan: “Let them make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.” That is the heart of redemption—God desires to dwell among His people. Paul’s teaching on cheerful generosity reflects the same principle: people who have experienced God’s grace respond with willing hearts.

FEBRUARY 20, 2027 — TETZAVEH (“You Shall Command”) — Torah: Exodus 27:20–30:10. Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10–27. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 13:10–16. Messianic Focus: The priestly garments, altar, sacrifices, consecration, incense, and continually burning light teach that approaching a holy God is serious. Aaron serves as Israel’s high priest, but his ministry anticipates something greater. Through Yeshua we draw near to God and are called to continually offer the sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips confessing His name.

FEBRUARY 27, 2027 — KI TISA (“When You Take”) — Torah: Exodus 30:11–34:35. Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1–39. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: 2 Corinthians 3:1–18. Messianic Focus: Israel’s golden calf demonstrates how quickly the human heart can turn from God, but Moses intercedes and covenant relationship is restored. After being in God’s presence, Moses descends with a shining face. Paul takes us directly back to this passage and declares that as we turn to Adonai, the veil is removed and the Ruach transforms us from glory to glory.

MARCH 6, 2027 — VAYAKHEL (“And He Assembled”) / SHABBAT SHEKALIM — Torah: Exodus 35:1–38:20; Exodus 30:11–16. Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:13–26, 40–50; 2 Kings 12:1–17. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 9:1–11; Hebrews 8:1–12. Messianic Focus: Israel responds with willing hearts and begins constructing the dwelling place of God. The sanctuary is beautiful, but Hebrews reminds us that the earthly Mishkan points beyond itself toward a greater heavenly reality. Shabbat Shekalim also reminds us that every member of the covenant community matters before God. Messiah brings us into the greater covenant reality toward which the Tabernacle pointed.

MARCH 13, 2027 — PEKUDEI (“Accounts”) — Torah: Exodus 38:21–40:38. Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:51–8:21. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 8:1–12. Messianic Focus: The Mishkan is completed according to God’s command, and the glory of Adonai fills it. Exodus began with Israel enslaved beneath Pharaoh and ends with the presence of God dwelling among them. That is the destination of redemption: not simply coming out of bondage but coming into the presence of God. Hebrews points toward the New Covenant in which God writes His instruction upon hearts.

MARCH 20, 2027 — VAYIKRA (“And He Called”) / SHABBAT ZACHOR — Torah: Leviticus 1:1–5:26; Deuteronomy 25:17–19. Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21–44:23; 1 Samuel 15:2–34. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 10:1–18. Messianic Focus: Leviticus opens by answering an enormous question: How can sinful human beings approach a holy God? The answer involves sacrifice, blood, substitution, and atonement. Hebrews declares that the repeated sacrifices pointed forward to something greater—the once-for-all offering of Yeshua. Shabbat Zachor also reminds us to remember the reality of evil while trusting God for ultimate victory.

MARCH 27, 2027 — TZAV (“Command”) / SHABBAT PARAH — Torah: Leviticus 6:1–8:36; Numbers 19:1–22. Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21–8:3; 9:22–23; Ezekiel 36:16–38. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 9:11–28. Messianic Focus: The continual altar fire speaks of ongoing priestly service, while the red-heifer reading deals with cleansing from the contamination of death. Ezekiel promises clean water, a new heart, and a new spirit. Hebrews brings these themes together in Messiah: Yeshua enters the greater sanctuary with His own blood and provides cleansing that reaches deeper than outward ceremonial purification.

APRIL 3, 2027 — SHEMINI (“Eighth”) / SHABBAT HACHODESH — Torah: Leviticus 9:1–11:47; Exodus 12:1–20. Haftarah: 2 Samuel 6:1–7:17; Ezekiel 45:16–46:18. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Hebrews 7:1–19. Messianic Focus: Aaron begins his priestly ministry and the glory of Adonai appears, but Nadab and Abihu demonstrate that God’s holiness must never be approached casually. Hebrews reveals Yeshua as the greater High Priest whose priesthood does not end. Shabbat HaChodesh then turns our attention toward Passover: the holy God has also provided the Lamb and the way of redemption.

APRIL 10, 2027 — TAZRIA (“Conceived”) — Torah: Leviticus 12:1–13:59. Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42–5:19. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Luke 7:18–35. Messianic Focus: Torah describes conditions of uncleanness that could separate someone from ordinary community life, while the Haftarah tells of Naaman being cleansed. When John’s disciples ask whether Yeshua is truly the Coming One, Yeshua points to what is happening around Him—the sick are healed and the good news is proclaimed. Cleansing and restoration are signs that the Messianic kingdom is breaking into the world.

APRIL 17, 2027 — METZORA (“Leper / Afflicted One”) / SHABBAT HAGADOL — Torah: Leviticus 14:1–15:33. Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3–20; Malachi 3:4–24. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 23:16–24:2, 30–31. Messianic Focus: Metzora is ultimately a portion about restoration: the one who had been outside can be cleansed and brought back into the community. Yeshua’s words in Matthew confront outward religion that neglects inward holiness, while Shabbat HaGadol announces that Passover is near. Before celebrating redemption, God calls His people to examine the heart and prepare to meet Him.

APRIL 24, 2027 — SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED PESACH (“Sabbath During Passover”) — Torah: Exodus 33:12–34:26; Numbers 28:19–25. Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1–14. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: John 1:29–31; 10:14–18. Messianic Focus: Passover proclaims redemption through the blood of the lamb, while Ezekiel sees dry bones brought back to life. John identifies Yeshua as the Lamb of God and the Good Shepherd who willingly lays down His life for the sheep. Passover therefore brings sacrifice, redemption, resurrection, and restoration together: the Lamb gives His life so that those in bondage and death may live.

MAY 1, 2027 — ACHAREI MOT (“After the Death”) — Torah: Leviticus 16:1–18:30. Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1–19. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: 1 Corinthians 6:9–20. Messianic Focus: The Day of Atonement stands at the heart of this portion. The high priest enters the Holy of Holies with blood, while another goat symbolically carries Israel’s sins away. Yet atonement is intended to produce holiness, not simply forgiveness without transformation. Paul therefore reminds believers that we were washed, sanctified, and justified and that even our bodies belong to God.

MAY 8, 2027 — KEDOSHIM (“Holy”) — Torah: Leviticus 19:1–20:27. Haftarah: Amos 9:7–15; Ezekiel 20:2–20. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 5:43–48. Messianic Focus: “You shall be holy, for I Adonai your God am holy.” Holiness reaches into relationships, business, sexuality, justice, treatment of the poor and stranger, and love for our neighbor. Yeshua takes this even deeper by commanding His followers to love their enemies. Biblical holiness is not withdrawal from people—it is reflecting the character of our Father in the way we treat them.

MAY 15, 2027 — EMOR (“Say / Speak”) — Torah: Leviticus 21:1–24:23. Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15–31. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Luke 14:12–24. Messianic Focus: Emor contains Adonai’s appointed times—Shabbat, Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Shavuot, Trumpets, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. These appointments teach that God sets the times when His people gather before Him. Yeshua’s parable of the great banquet adds an important warning: an invitation from the King must not be treated casually. God is preparing His table; blessed are those who hear His invitation and come.

MAY 22, 2027 — BEHAR (“On Mount Sinai”) — Torah: Leviticus 25:1–26:2. Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6–27. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Luke 4:16–21. Messianic Focus: The Sabbath year and Jubilee proclaim rest, release, freedom, restoration of inheritance, and return. Then Yeshua enters the synagogue at Nazareth and announces liberty to captives and the favorable year of Adonai. He is declaring that the great Jubilee hope is arriving in Him. Messiah restores what bondage has taken and sets captives free.

MAY 29, 2027 — BECHUKOTAI (“In My Statutes”) — Torah: Leviticus 26:3–27:34. Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19–17:14. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 22:1–14. Messianic Focus: Leviticus closes with blessings for covenant faithfulness and sobering consequences for rebellion. Yet even after describing exile, God says He will remember His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Israel’s ultimate hope rests in the covenant faithfulness of Adonai. Yeshua’s wedding-banquet parable similarly calls us not merely to hear the King’s invitation but to respond to it faithfully.

JUNE 5, 2027 — BAMIDBAR (“In the Wilderness”) — Torah: Numbers 1:1–4:20. Haftarah: Hosea 2:1–22. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Romans 9:22–23. Messianic Focus: Israel is counted and arranged in the wilderness with the Mishkan at the center of the camp. Their lives and identity are literally ordered around the presence of God. Hosea speaks of Israel’s future restoration and renewed relationship with Adonai, while Paul speaks of the riches of God’s glory and mercy. God is forming a people whose identity, direction, and community revolve around His presence rather than themselves.

JUNE 11–12, 2027 — SHAVUOT / PENTECOST (“Feast of Weeks”) — Shavuot I Torah: Exodus 19:1–20:23; Numbers 28:26–31. Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1–28; 3:12. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: John 1:32–34. Shavuot II/Sabbath Torah: Deuteronomy 14:22–16:17. Haftarah: Habakkuk 3:1–19. Brit Hadashah/New Covenant: Matthew 3:11–17. Messianic Focus: Shavuot brings the story from Passover redemption to Sinai revelation. Israel was not merely brought out of Egypt; they were brought to God to become His covenant people. John and Matthew identify Yeshua as the One upon whom the Ruach rests and the One who immerses in the Ruach HaKodesh. Then Acts 2 brings these themes to their magnificent Messianic fulfillment: on Shavuot, the Spirit is poured out upon Yeshua’s disciples in Jerusalem. Sinai and Pentecost are not competing stories—they belong to one redemptive story. God redeems a people, gives His Word, places His Spirit within them, and sends them to bear witness. Passover brings us out of bondage; Shavuot reminds us what we were brought out for—to belong to God, walk in His ways, carry His presence, and be empowered by His Spirit.