How Long, O Lord, How Long?

more desirable than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter than honey, than drippings of the honeycomb   Psalm 19:11  Jack Riemer Sweeter than honey – I am often amazed at the ignorance of biblical scholars—on both sides of the aisle.  Christian scholars for centuries completely misunderstood the importance of Moses in the background of the Messiah. …

The Chasidic Soul (2)

And what is the portion of God from above, or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?   Job 31:2  NASB Portion – Let’s continue with our discussion of the article on teshuvah from Chabad.org. “Teshuvah is therefore a spiritual repudiation of philosopher Will Durant’s statement: “We are what we repeatedly do.” Judaism teaches us otherwise. We…

Pagan/Gentile/Jew

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;  Acts 9:15  NASB Gentiles – Footnotes matter.  So often we find information in those tiny print words at the bottom of the page that makes all the difference in the…

The Biblical Passport

“I have been told of all that you did for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth and came to a people you had not known before.”  Ruth 2:11  JPS Birth/ People – Two things indentify a person in the ancient…

A Case Of Mistaken Identity

telling about the conversion of the Gentiles and they caused great joy to all the brothers.  Acts 15:3 Conversion – The word “conversion” is used only once in the New Testament.  It is epistrophe.  It comes from two Greek words that literally mean “to turn toward or return.”  Anyone familiar with Hebrew immediately recognizes the…