Today’s Word

The Capstone (1)

And said YHWH Elohim, “It is not good for man to be alone; I will make for him a helper corresponding to him.”  Genesis 2:18 Helper – At last we are ready to look at ‘ezer.  We are only now prepared because we have established that woman is not subordinate to man, that woman is…
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The Best For Last

And said YHWH Elohim, “It is not good for man to be alone; I will make for him a helper corresponding to him.”  Genesis 2:18 Helper – God is a God of order.  That is one of the central themes of the creation account.  Everything is done properly, without conflict and in order.  So, when…
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Help Me

And said YHWH Elohim, “It is not good being of the man alone; I will make for him an ‘ezer corresponding to him.”  Genesis 2:18 (as literal as I can get)  ‘ezer – This is going to take some time, so digest slowly.  A great deal of misinformation has been foisted upon the believing community…
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The Nature of God

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; Psalm 79:9 Help Us – I’m just guessing but I suspect that each of us has vocalized a prayer just like this one.  No matter what your circumstances in life, there will always be a time when you ask for God’s help. …
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The One and Only

You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:18 Neighbor – Only one time in the entire Old Testament.  That’s right, the command to love your neighbor as yourself occurs only once, in this verse. …
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Joined At The Hip

And Hamor spoke with them, saying, “My son Shechem’s soul is bound to your daughter.  Please give her to him for a wife.”  Genesis 34:8 Bound – You get married with davaq (sticky covenant).  You fall in love with hashaq.  Don’t confuse the two.  If you do, you’re likely to repeat the lesson of Shechem….
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