Deuteronomy 12:5 5 כִּ֠י אִֽם־אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו שָׁ֑ם לְשִׁכְנֹ֥ו תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ וּבָ֥אתָשָֽׁמָּה׃ Deuteronomy 12:5 5 “But you shall seek (h1875. דָּרַשׁ ḏâraš תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ) the place (h4725. מָקוֹם mâqôm) where the LORD your God chooses (h0977. בָּחַר ḇâḥar), out of all your tribes (h7626. שֵׁבֶט šêḇeṭ), to put (h7760. שׂוּם śûm; or שִׂים siym) His name (h8034. שֵׁם šêm) for His dwelling place (h7933. שֶׁכֶן šeḵen); and there (h8033. שָׁם šâm) you shall go (h0935. בּוֹא bô). Deuteronomy 12:5 ESV [with ESV note] 5 But you …
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78. A New Look at Covenant
Genesis 17:1-7 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant(h1285. בְּרִית ḇerîyṯ) between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, …
77-1/2 A Corollary to “Your Commandment”
A screenshot from LogAndSpeck Appendix 1: You can look up the references listed above. How does this apply to our last entry, Your Commandment (singular)? Deuteronomy 26:11-14 11 And you shall rejoice in all the good that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner …
77. Your Commandment (singular)
Psalm 119 ל lamed Verse 96 came up as I was working on an extensive study on the root כלה. This is where I went on a (very productive) rabbit trail. Falling down rabbit holes can be enlightening. Psalms 119:89-96 (ל LAMED) 89 Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. 90 Your faithfulness (endures) to all generations; …
76. Give Thanks
A brief pause in teaching on a very special day, Thanksgiving, a day set aside to do just that. Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 President George Washington By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his …
75. תקח Take – Set in Motion
I do not recall what path led me to the word תקח, as I tend to follow many connections inGod’s word. If I stumble across what led me here in the future, I’ll be sure to reference thisentry. First, note that תקח is not a root, but seems to be a word formed by adding a ת to thebeginning of the root לקח and absorbing the ל. The ל is not one of the typically–indicated“weak consonants” that is commonly dropped when adding prefixes, but it does occuroccasionally, noted even by Gesenius (see bibliography). My first endeavor in investigating this word (since we are making the case that the letters have meaning, even if they are used in forming new words) was to look at roots that are “would-be cognates,” if indeed …
73 An Update on PaRDeS פרדס
I encourage you to go back to Post #12 Levels of Meaning and read for background before this update. It will give some important background information that will not be repeated here, but will be the foundation we build upon here, AND will show how much more insight some of the more recent understanding shared …
72. Scattered Bones
There are several related topics covered here. Hopefully the connections will become apparent to you, progressing through them. Psalms 141:7 🧐 personal reflection (John19:36; Ex12:46; Nm9:12; Ps53:5) 7 כְּמֹ֤ו פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֹֽול׃ Psalms 141:5-7 5 Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For …
71. Recognize the Truth in God’s Separations
● Separation arouses bitterness. It creates opposition. That is why we have to do three things. The first is that we must recognize the Truth in God’s separations. The second is where the separations of God are clear, to submit to them. The third is to be very balanced in our assessment of separations/choices, to go slowly and ask for God’s guidance …