Role Play

  “How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—a woman will encompass a man.” Jeremiah 31:22 NASB Encompass – I don’t like this choice of translation for the Hebrew tesovav (from the root sabab). “Encompass” makes it sound like a woman…

Circling The Earth

Many are the sorrows of the wrong; but as for the one trusting YHWH, kindness surrounds him. Psalm 32:10 (ISR) Surrounds – The Hebrew word savav is spelled samech-bet-bet.  Samech paints the picture of twisting slowly or turning.  Bet is the picture of a tent or house.  Let’s combine these images.  Savav is the picture…

Change of Direction

“How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth – A woman will encompass a man.” Jeremiah 31:22 Encompass – The last step in understanding the role and status of women in the Old Testament is the discussion of the “new” covenant….