Whose Halachah?

And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him. Matthew 12:10 NASB Is it lawful – Sometimes you can’t understand the text of the gospels without first understanding the context of the rabbis. This is one of…

31

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So Far

I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot. Deuteronomy 29:5 NASB Forty years – The Hebrew word for “forty” is ‘arbaim. It is spelled Aleph-Resh-Bet-Ayin-Yod-Mem. It is pointed so that the syllables are AR-BA-IM. But the…

Fenced Out

but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, “You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.” Genesis 3:3 NASB Or touch it – OK, so who told the woman that the fruit of the Tree could not be touched? God…

Credit Score

For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. 2 Peter 1:4 NASB Promises – What’s your credit score? It’s a number that determines the risk banks are…

Worldly Ethics

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB What is good – Want to know how to live in this world? The prophet Micah provides YHVH’s answer. Just three…

Emphatic Ethics

“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 19:33-34 NASB…

That Day

for He says, “At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”— 2 Corinthians 6:2 NASB Now – When are you saved? Oh, sorry. Most of us would have expected the question, “When were…

It’s in Your Hand

“And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” Genesis 12:3 NASB Bless/curse – On my last trip to Israel, I was delighted to meet Roi Ziv, a native Israelite who lives near Nof Ginnosar…