Tag: Samson Raphael Hirsch

72. Scattered Bones

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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

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● 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 …

70. אדנירם על-המס

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(This is a thread aken from a larger investigation of יהוה יראה) 1 Kings 5:13-14 13 Then King Solomon raised up a labor force (h4522. מַס mas) out of all Israel; and the labor force (h4522. מַס mas) was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts: they were one month in Lebanon and two months at …

66-1/2 Windows of Heaven

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There will be one more entry to follow number 66 in the “Attention” series, but again this had more of a sense of urgency, and it fits right in with the topic. At a later time I hopefully will get to connect this word for “window” ארבה with the cognate חרב, which we have discussed …

66 Heighten Attention

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A continuation of the “Attention “ series, or as one of my children said, growing up, “Some of Attention.” ▲ ① being pure  Psalms 51:3-4 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4(6H) Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You …

65. Concentrate Attention

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◉ There is very little commentary in this entry••• ① bowing Isaiah 44:14-17 14 He cuts down cedars for himself, And takes the cypress and the oak; He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it shall be for a man …

63. Implications of נשׁה

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This is the continuation of Blog 62, Focus Attention, the extended investigation of נשה. These are the eighteen occurrences of נשׁה in ESV However, note the listing of Genesis 33:5, where we last ended, is נשׁים. There are 131 occurrences of נשׁים in BHS. נשי seventeen occurrences. We will discuss later••• Genesis 32:32 ESV 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel …

62. Focus Attention – the first grouping

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● נסס See discussion on this Keyword in Post 10. Keywords. ① elevating Psalms 60:1-4 To the Chief Musician. Set to “Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 1 O God, …

61. Introduction to “Attention” Discussion

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Genesis 1:2 2 The earth was without form (h8414. תֹּהוּ ṯôhû) and void (h0922. בֹּהוּ ḇôhû), and darkness(h2822. חשֶׁךְ ḥšeḵ) was over the face of the deep (h8415. תְּהוֹם ṯehôm). And the Spirit (h7307. רוּחַ rûaḥ) of God was hovering over the face of the waters. As the Israelites left Egypt, at Passover/Pesach, we’ve discussed how it was the birth of a new nation. At this point, having come to the …

60. Act Eagerly Follow-up

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Below the line of ◈ is my homework from the “assignment” on “act eagerly.” Hopefully you came up with something as well. This was not pre-planned, but it struck me that there is a great, repeated message here, that can be approached from the opposite direction. And perhaps you can see how we meet in the middle. …