Today’s Word
The Clean Version
So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. Joshua 2:1 NASB Lodged – Rahab presents a problem. It’s bad enough that she might be a prostitute, but worse that even if she isn’t, she is a Gentile who becomes part of Israel, is in the…
Not Quite Enough
“But the LORD was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me; and the LORD said to me, ‘Enough! Speak to Me no more of the matter.’” Deuteronomy 3:26 NASB Enough! – Was God fair to Moses? Before you put on your theological-correctness hat, does this declaration from God seem consistent…
The Bloods of Your Brother
And YHWH Elohim formed Man out of dry, loose earth dirt, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living person. Genesis 2:7 (my translation) Breath – Once we realize that this word, hayim is plural, we are forced to ask why, especially since the preceding word, nishmat, is singular. …
Poetic Justice
And YHWH Elohim formed Man out of dry, loose earth dirt, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living person. Genesis 2:7 (my translation) Breath / living – If you read this verse in Hebrew, you will be impressed at its internal elegance. There is alliteration (adam – afar…
Double Dipped
And YHWH Elohim formed Man out of dry, loose earth dirt Genesis 2:7a (my translation) Dry, loose earth dirt – We found some unusual implications in the verb in this verse. When God formed Man, it seems that God had decision polarity in mind. But that’s not all. There is another odd construction in this…
Being Human
In a place where there are no people, strive to be a man. Rabbi Hillel Pirke Avot 2:6B No People – Hillel’s saying is not an endorsement of the monastic life. He is not suggesting that we strive to become truly human in the wilderness. What Hillel means is this: there are plenty of communities…
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