Islamic Israelites

These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.  And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.  Deuteronomy 6:6-7 NASB Repeat them diligently – Islam is…

Why?

You shall also teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.  Deuteronomy 11:19  NASB Speaking – It should be obvious that Moses expects the people to instruct their children audibly.  He doesn’t direct them…

A Few Clues

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.  Genesis 2:25 ESV Both – Back to the Garden!  We seem to end up here over and over when we look for the biblical models of relationships and interdependency.  Each verse is pregnant with powerful imagery that restores our broken and fractured…

God Repeats Himself

The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7 Testimony – The Hebrew word ‘eduth means “testimony, precept or warning.”  It comes from a word that means “witness,” that is, someone who gives evidence.  And that word comes from a primitive…