Torah

Worthless Shephard At the end of the section entitled, “Man of Intrigue”, there are but of few of the numerous instances describing Donald Trump’s malicious behavior towards the elderly, the disabled, even his own relatives. But there’s a story that is so disgusting, so beyond the pale of decency, as well as having a specific connection to the prophetic text of the Bible, that I thought deserved its own chapter. Before I address the specific passage, let me sum up what precedes it. Zechariah…

The locutions in the translation of Sefer yetsirah is gnomic, a contrast from the narrative style of a creation story such as Genesis. I am unsure if this is because Hebrew (source language) is more compact than English (target language). Nonetheless, succinctness can lead to readers having to fill in the blanks, leading to different interpretations. For instance, Kaplan’s and EB’s versions, differ in length, word choice, and order of principles. In Kaplan’s, the east and west seals are…

Raissa Silva Pr. Niño October 20, 2014 The Sanctuary: The Table of Shewbread The more we study the sanctuary God told the Israelites to build, the more we understand God's plan for the salvation of humanity. The table of shewbread was a very important piece of furniture within the Holy Place. Everything about its purpose and function has a spiritual application. The table of shewbread's purpose was to hold twelve loaves of bread. The twelve loaves were to be placed in two rows of six, each…

The books of Exodus and Deuteronomy are important additions to the Bible after reading about the account of Adam and Eve, and about Noah and the flood. Sin entered the world and mankind was no longer in fellowship or relationship with God. God is holy and cannot exist with sin, and man is sinful to the core. In Exodus God shows Himself to be faithful. He also shows that He has a plan and He is perfectly able to see it through. He chose His people, the Israelites, and through many miracles,…

Drawing primarily on their cultural surroundings and traditions, the author groups of the Hebrew Bible developed a wide variety of literary works. Included in this plethora of author groups was the group responsible for the documentation of the Former Prophets , known to us as the Deuteronomistic Historians. The books of Joshua, Judges, 1+2 Kings, and 1+2 Samuels, which together comprise the Former Prophets, all reflect ideas surrounding the exclusive worship of Yahweh and the continued apostasy…

Lesson 22 Subjects of Discussion (37:1-38:30) I. Review Genesis lesson 21 from last week. 1. How have you been helped by what you've learned from the lesson? What are some of the reminders and applications? (Please list the page numbers) 2. How do you apply these in your life? What are your practical actions? 3. Recite the verse from last week: Gen.35:2,3 
II. Genesis 37:1-5 4. (1) According to the above scriptures, what were the things that…

Many people that is new to the Bible ask questions about the difference of the books. There is many difference between each books. Psalms and Joshua have many difference, even though both were written during the Old Testament. Half of the Psalms were written by King David and are combined with 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. Psalms is a book of song because it became the song of Israel and they sing while worshiping the God. Psalms uses emotion to answer questions and people should not be afraid to…

There is no question that the ancient Israelites were easily distracted and worshiped deities other than Yahweh. However, how they got to the point of idolism and the consequences of it are a less know fact in today’s world. Also, the general understanding of the specific practices and who all was a part of this idolism in ancient Israel has become more clear with recent discoveries. Unfortunately, because this is of ancient Israel’s culture not everything is obvious and many artifacts and much…

An idol is a person that you adore, love, aspire to be or even worship. In this case my idol would be the famous rapper, Kanye West. Idolizing Kanye West may sound shallow or even foolish to people, since he has a bad reputation for being arrogant, self-obsessed. But from my perspective, he is not vain at all. He is just self confident and he should be since he has the material to back it up. If I ever meet and have the privilege to share a drink with him obviously I wouldn’t know what to…

This last weekend, I had the opportunity to interview my brother, who is under 25, and my mother, who is over 25: my brother is 20 years old and my mother is 48 years old. I asked them four simple questions on the Old Testament and they each gave me their own opinions. Each question addressed a different aspect of the Old Testament: creation, historical stories, scriptures’ relevance to today, and the Ten Commandments. The first question I asked each of my interviewees was, “Do you think the…