Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city. Genesis 33:18 NASB Safely – In Hebrew there are really only two verb tenses; complete actions and incomplete actions. That’s because Hebrew sees the world with a completely different framework than…
Sometimes small is quite spectacular
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Genesis 28:16 NASB I did not know it – lo yada’etti. But how could he not know? Isn’t God everywhere? How could Jacob think for a moment that God wasn’t in the place where he…
While visiting my two youngest children in Washington state, we decided to go to Sunrise Point in Mt. Rainer National Park. After two hours drive we came to the famous viewpoint. Well, not exactly. You can never tell what is going to happen on a mountain 14,000 feet high. So I thought you would enjoy…
Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city. Genesis 33:18 NASB Safely– Jonathan Sacks translates this passage as, “And Jacob emerged complete.” He points out that Jacob no longer wanted or needed the blessing that Isaac intended for…
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 NASB Blessed are – Perhaps you’ve read my book, The Lucky Life. If you haven’t, I forgive you. But you should. Because you will discover that Yeshua didn’t teach these lessons in Greek. Yes, of course, they have been transmitted to us in Greek, but…
Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. Genesis 3:20 NASB Mother of all the living– Previous investigation of the crucial story (see Guardian Angel) helped us see that the name given to the woman by Adam was certainly not uplifting. In fact, there are reasons to believe that…
Make me know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, Psalm 25:4-5a NASB Know/teach – “The whole of Torah, writes Sefat Emet, is a complex of hints, allusions to the unattainable.”[1] The rabbi’s statement shocks us. Don’t we need to know the truth in unambiguous ways so that we can properly follow God and…
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. Psalm 88:1 (Hebrew text – NASB) Sons of Korah – Our story begins with the rebellion of Korah against Moses’ authority. The event is recorded in Numbers 16 and again in Numbers 26. But there…
Remember, do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness; from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you arrived at this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord. Deuteronomy 9:7 NASB Remember – “To us, recollection is a holy act; we sanctify the present by remembering the past. To us…
