who keeps faithfulness for thousands, who forgives wrongdoing, violation of His Law, and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, inflicting the punishment of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Exodus 34:7 NASB Yet by no means leave – This is a bit tricky, so pay attention. Here is…
Our Father, our King, we have no King but You. Our Father, our King, act [benevolently] with us for the sake of Your Name. Avinu Malkeinu For the sake – According to Gordon Tucker’s comment in Abraham Heschel’s work, Heavenly Torah, these first two lines of the prayer Avinu Malkeinu are attributed to Rabbi Akiva. …
For I gave you an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you. John 13:15 NASB Example – How many times have you searched all over to find something and then discovered that it was in plain sight all the time? My wife often points out that when I go to…
Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and rested there. Joshua 2:1 NASB Rested – Hebrew avoids explicit sexual descriptions. It prefers double entendre, innuendo, allusions, and hints. Perhaps…
but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Luke 10:42 NASB The good part – (an excerpt from Jesus Said to Her) Martha will forever be remembered as the one who missed the point. Mary chose to hear the teaching of Yeshua. Martha chose to…
Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, *said to him, “Do you want to get well?” John 5:6 NASB Get well – I want to be human. That means I need to be in conversation with You. I want to be fulfilled. That means I need…
Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, *said to him, “Do you want to get well?” John 5:6 NASB Get well – Such an unfortunate translation. hygiḗs génesthai can be translated this way, as it seems obvious that the crippled man is at the pool of…
To know wisdom and instruction, to discern the sayings of understanding, Proverbs 1:2 NASB Instruction – Hebrew education? Well, let’s see. Rabbi Ishmael’s answer to the question of Ben Damah (Menachoth 99b): “May one such as I who have studied the whole of the Torah learn Greek wisdom?—He thereupon read to him the following verse, ‘This book…
“For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today!” NASB Acts 24:21b Resurrection of the dead – The Amidah is the daily sacred prayer of Judaism. It has been so for thousands of years. In many ways, it is treated like the Tanakh itself, held in highest honor as the best…
Rome. Today I find out if I can travel again.
