Identity Theft (3)

I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. Psalm 119:19 NASB I am – Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me.  Genesis 27:19a  NASB Some time ago (September 28, 2018) I wrote about the shift in the idea of “individual.” …

Choosing Alone

He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10 NASB Was afraid – Nahum Sarna points out that this Hebrew statement can be read as irony because the declaration, “I heard the sound of You” can also be translated…

Where to Find God

I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage. Exodus 20:2  JPS I am – Before we can look into this verse and this word (anoki), we have to step backward, to the first verse in the twentieth chapter.  Why?  Because there is something unusual…