And what is the portion of God from above, or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? Job 31:2 NASB Portion – I recently received an insightful article from Chabad.org. It is worth reading so I am pasting it here. After you’ve read through it, I’ll have some comments. Repentance: Teshuvah (תשובה) Return to the…
and to put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Ephesians 4:24 NASB Put on the new self – Paul is an orthodox Jewish thinker. Among other things, that means his theology is rooted in the Tanakh, interpreted by the rabbinic traditions. When he writes, even…
“Turn back, rebellious sons, said the LORD, for I have claimed possession of you, and have taken you . . .” Jeremiah 3:14a Robert Alter Turn back – What does it take to achieve forgiveness and atonement? Jeremiah says, “Repent and turn back.” That’s what it takes. But Leviticus 16:30 says that Yom Kippur brings…
When a man or woman commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against the Lord, and that person is guilty, then [a]he shall confess [b]his sin which [c]he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it a fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged. Numbers 5:6-7 Confess – Did…
And Judah acknowledged that the deed which he had done was evil, for he had lain with his daughter-in-law, and he esteemed it hateful in his eyes, and he acknowledged that he had transgressed and gone astray, for he had uncovered the skirt of his son, and he began to lament and to supplicate before…
On January 16, 2021, we will start the next book study at ivebeenskipped.com We will investigate David Lambert’s book, How Repentance Became Biblical (Oxford University Press, 2106). If you order the book on Amazon, please use this link and support At God’s Table with your order. CLICK HERE. The class will be conducted Livestream via ZOOM,…
For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land…
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 ESV Takes away – We continue. Luke is the only writer who suggests John’s preaching is connected to forgiveness. “And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance…
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 ESV Takes away– A few days ago (April 22) we examined the Greek and Hebrew roots of this idea. We noted, “Whether the sense in Jn. 1:29 is ‘to take up and carry,’…
“A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares the Lord. Isaiah 59:20 NASB Turn from– David A. Lambert’s book, How Repentance Became Biblical: Judaism, Christianity, & the Interpretation of Scripture, opens the door for a reconsideration of the role of repentance in the socio-religious communities that arose from ancient Israel. We…
