Coat of Arms

He has brought me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.  Song of Songs 2:4  NASB Banner – Here is a word, degel, that is used in only two places in the Bible; the book of Numbers and this verse in Song of Songs.  The references in the book of Numbers…

True Leadership (2)

he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.  Romans 12:8  NASB With diligence – Paul adds a significant prepositional adjective to his description of a leader.  The Zone 6 person is not simply ho proistamenos but rather ho proistamenos en spoudei. …

The Weeping God

But YHWH was pleased to crush him, putting him to grief; if he would render himself as a guilt offering, Isaiah 53:10 Was Pleased – How are we supposed to understand this callous and brutal declaration?  Do we really believe that YHWH found delight in the abuse of HaMashiach?  How is it possible that God…