“And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son, and your daughter, and your male slave, and your female slave, and the Levite, and the alien, and the fatherless, and the widow that are inside the gates.” Deuteronomy 16:14 Shall Rejoice – “Yeah, I see what it says, but what if I don’t…
“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not eat, for in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:17 Surely Die – Hebrew handles emphasis by manipulating the structure of the language. Without punctuation, words are arranged in ways that draw attention to particular…
You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:7 Teach – God commands parents to teach His instructions to their children. Let’s say that again. God…
And YHWH Elohim took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15 Work – What kind of work do you do? I’m not asking about your occupation. I mean what is the relationship between what you do and who you are. What category of…
And YHWH says, “Because this people draws near with its mouth, and they honor Me with its lips, but its heart is far from Me, and their fear of Me is taught by the command of men; . .” Isaiah 29:13 Far – Followers of YHWH are commanded to count the mile markers. They are…
Window Shopping at 36,000 feet
I’m allowed. Once a year I am allowed to collect my thoughts about the previous months of work and interaction and communicate them with you. This year has been an exceptionally fulfilling – and pointedly difficult – time. I am thrilled, overjoyed and encouraged by the outpouring of community involvement of the readers of Today’s…
Put me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy as severe as Sheol; its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Song of Songs 8:6 Flame of the LORD – The capstone of Song of Songs is found…
Ponme como sello sobre tu corazón, como sello sobre tu brazo, porque fuerte como la muerte es el amor, inexorable como el Seol, los celos; sus destellos, destellos de fuego, la llama misma del SEÑOR. (Cnt 8:6) La Llama del Señor – La cúspide del libro de Cantares se encuentra en una sola…
And Elohim created the man in His image, in the image of Elohim He created him – male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 (SRI) Male and Female – Why do you suppose the Scriptures reiterate the fact that God created human beings male and female? I mean, isn’t it obvious? Wouldn’t it be…
