Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household: Exodus 1:1 NASB Who came – The exodus began with Abraham. It won’t end until the kingdom of God is established on earth. You and I are in that traveling community, the ones who…
Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, the one that remains faithful. Isaiah 26:2 NASB Remains faithful – What is the character of a people (a nation) that remains faithful? Isaiah’s word choice here (employing the verb šāmar and the derived adjective from ʾāman) tells us that this people, this gôy (nation), is a people…
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Exodus 1:1 ESV The names – What is the name of this book in the Bible? If you read a Bible based on Christian traditions, the name will be “Exodus.” But if you read the Tanakh,…
“Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you…
A few days ago Rabbi David Fohrman sent me a copy of his new book, just released in March. You will see the image of the cover below. Of course, I devoured it. What I discovered is that this is an amazing journey through hints and clues in the text that connect Jacob and Joseph…
The Helper of our forefathers are You alone, forever, Shield and Savior for them and for their children after them in every generation. Shacharis/Weekday Morning Service/ Siddur Every generation – This passage from the morning prayers in the Siddur is a reflection on the visible hand of HaShem in the Exodus. That seminal event demonstrates…
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for under compulsion he will let them go, and under compulsion he will drive them out of his land.” Exodus 6:1 NASB I will do – The typical cultural characterization of the God of the Old Testament is a…
and you shall say to him, “YHWH the God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Send away My people, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness.” Exodus 7:16 Serve – What if this verse said, “so that they may work for Me”? Would that shift your understanding of God’s purpose? …
