Today’s Word
Rescuing Isaac
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the fear of Isaac, had not been for me, surely now you would have sent me away empty Genesis 31:42a NASB Fear – It seems that everyone wants to rescue Isaac from the text. Jonathan Sacks’ statement may be Jewish, but it is reflected over…
Ornithology (Again)
I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the ruins. Psalm 102:6 NASB Pelican/ owl – Why pelican? Why owl? First, let’s address the Christian mythology about the pelican. It starts with Thomas Aquinas. During the breeding season, the Dalmatian pelican’s pouch turns blood red, and the birds often press…
The Divine Name? (Rewind and Additions)
And God said to Moses, I am the one being. And he said, Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel, The one being had sent me to you. Exodus 3:14 LXX I am the one being – Hinnēni. “Here I am” is the common Hebrew expression for humbly identifying oneself in conversation. There…
Revealing God
“Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.” Exodus 33:23 NASB And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will…
The Journey Inside
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you;” Genesis 12:1 NASB Go – Unfortunately, English translations of this crucial command obscure the depth of God’s request. In Hebrew, the verb is not “Go.” It is lĕk-lekā’ (lekh lekha), literally,…
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