Then God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:1-2 NASB I am the Lord your God – “ . . the opening of the Ten Commandments is read by Mei HaShiloach: ‘I am the Lord your God.’ The word…
Then God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:1-2 NASB I am the Lord your God– Were the Ten Commandments good for Israel? Well, that depends. First let’s clear up a few details. The Ten Commandments were given to Israel,…
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.” Exodus 20:4 NASB Idol – In August, 2017, Chaim Clorfene published an article with an enticing title: “How to Save the USA in Ten Easy Lessons.”[1] He…
Announcing a new study on the pictographs of the Ten Commandments. Over 100 pages of analysis. Every word in the entire Exodus account of the giving of the commandments. Linguistic and theological comments. Dozens of Paleo-Hebrew images. Read about the fascinating background of our Hebrew text in its original form. Consider some of the implications of Paleo-Hebrew…
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. Hebrews 8:6 Better – Good, better, best. That’s the kind of thinking we entertain when we come across a word like this. In our system of…
