God’s Poetic Name
“I am El Shaddai. Walk in My ways and be blameless.” Genesis 17:1 (JPS commentary on Genesis) El Shaddai – Certainly you realize that God’s personal name, revealed in Exodus 4, has been vocally lost. Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey are the consonants of that name, but the actual vocalization of this name disappeared in the Jewish reticence to…
Picture Frames
And He said, “Take your son, your favored one, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the heights that I will point out to you.” Genesis 22:2 (JPS commentary on Genesis) Go – The test of Abraham concludes the journey…
Wedding Gifts
“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, in lovingkindness and in compassion, and I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will know the LORD.” Hosea 2:19-20 Betroth – God offers hope, even for the most miserable, most rebellious, most immoral…
The End of the World
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, . . . Hebrews 1:1-2a In these last days – It’s the eschaton! In case you’re not familiar with this word, eschaton means “the final…
Antigua
Good morning:
Gloss or Matte Finish?
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, . . . Hebrews 1:1 Prophets/ Portions/ Ways – In the introduction to A Reader’s Hebrew Bible, Bryan Smith makes the point that there is a considerable difference between a gloss and a translation. A gloss…
Non Sequitur
“Therefore, see, I am alluring her, and shall lead her into the wilderness, and shall speak to her heart, Hosea 2:14 (Institute for Scripture Research) Therefore – Israel is a mess. God sends Hosea to pronounce His verdict. Israel has become an idolatrous, disobedient nation filled with violence, abuse and perversion (sounds like other nations,…
At the Village Water Pump – Haiti
Haiti has only 3% potable water. Most deaths of children under 5 occur simply because of polluted water supplies. This picture was taken in Ranquitte, Haiti, at a government provided well.
