I have experienced reading of Jewish writings for more than ten years now. One of the first things I noticed is that I had to learn to let go of holding onto things too tightly. If you do any reading of Jewish material, you may have noticed the same thing. It is educational on a …
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Blog 155. To Call קרא – Continuing in Genesis 2
There is so much in Genesis 2, perhaps a lifetime of learning. It is so hard to know where to go next. קרא seems like a good step. We mentioned last time that there seems to be more explanation of the language שׂפה in the investigation of cognate permutations for קרא than any other dissection/digestion done so far. And that does …
Blog 154. Books of Torah
Bereshit בראשית Genesis Shemot שמות Exodus Vayikra ויקרא Leviticus Bamidbar במדבר Numbers Devarim דברים Deuteronomy Considerations, that help you understand how the language works. First, thinking of Genesis not just as ב in + ראשית beginning (from ראש head; chief – EDBH ראש p.237 begin; animate;; move energetically (E65)), but also as: Bereshit בראשית as ברא + שית ● A comment about interchangeability of yod י and vav ו. For example, Nun, of Joshua son of Nun coming from the root נין. In use in Judaism, …
Blog 152. A Formation Lesson – Genesis 2
There will hopefully be many more on Genesis 2 You are likely aware that the first two chapters of The Bible talk about the beginnings of the universe and of mankind. Some people get confused, seeing two different creation stories, and not seeing the same things projected in each. My goal in this and future …
Blog 148. Hailstones
Again, it is my intent to share what Scripture says. My words convince no one of anything. God communicates to you by way of your own life. Messengers in your life may be witnesses and words may be witnesses. The “eye-opening” is the willingness to see, the removal of the Log. Here is the discovery …
Blog 144 Dance Series ❸ Enough
We’ll begin here with a bit more of Solomon and a topic we referred to last time,“Enough.” We mentioned there are a number of Hebrew words translated in English as “enough,” one of which, מצא, is cognate with the root for messiah, משח. Numbers 11:22, where it appears twice, is very telling re: that word’s understanding (please read, with context …
Blog 136. לנן with Another Major Warning
Psalms 91:1 1 Dwelling in the secret place of the Most High Under the shadow of the Almighty abides יתלונן. Psalms 91:1 1 יֹ֭שֵׁב בְּסֵ֣תֶר עֶלְיֹ֑ון בְּצֵ֥ל שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃ Note Strongs does not include a root לנו, and lists the root for abide here as h3885. לוּן lûn; or לִין liyn; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently. They are definitely of the …
Blog 135: Absorb and Use ¿ Unreliable ? Knowledge
Here is another entry in the investigation of the של doublet cognate permutations, clearly a permutation of the root כסל we looked at in Blog 132. Once again, we may be looking at different viewpoints. being foolish Genesis 31:26-30 NKJV 26 And Laban said to Jacob: “What have you done, that you have stolen away unknown to me, and carried away …