MORAL REVERSAL
The theme of moral reversal—where societal values are inverted—is prophesied in biblical scriptures as a sign of judgment and end-times peril. Such warnings are found in both the Hebrew Tenach and in the Christian New Testament. Here are examples in each Isaiah 5:20: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put […]
LOVE YOUR FELLOW
Ahavat Yisrael (Hebrew: אהבת ישראל), often translated as “Love of Israel” or “Love of one’s fellow Jew,” is a fundamental mitzvah (commandment) in Judaism rooted in the Torah verse from Leviticus 19:18: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But, who is “your neighbor?” The key Hebrew word in the surrounding text is usually translated […]
CURIOUSITY THAT LEADS TO HOPE
I listened to an interview this morning by Sean McDowell of John Lennox about his most recent book which speaks of AI’s part in the “The End of the World.” I was struck by how their conversation related to my dream last night. I will read his book. You don’t need to be a Jew […]
AVOIDING REGRETS BY LISTING SINS IN ADVANCE
Is it better to sin and repent or to avoid sinning? Considering our sins effect others, I think the latter is better. On Yom Kippur, Hebrew prayers of repentance are said communally. Everyone’s sin effects the community. Thus everyone is accountable to everyone as well as God. Below is a list of sins read outloud […]
I WANTED TO SEE
One of the stops on our trip to Italy was to the Turin Cathedral (Piazza San Giovanni), known as the “Chapel of the Holy Shroud.” There is also a museum entirely focused on the facts and history of the aledged burial linens of Jesus. That is where I took the photo above. A Mystery within […]
WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?
Below I have described a set of miraculous occurrences. What scene from the bible do you think they describe? The scene takes place on a high place. It involves a group of three close individuals. One of them is Moses. A period of six days precedes the climatic encounter. The glory of the […]
KNOWING
מֵֽעֲמַ֚ל נַפְשׁוֹ֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה יִשְׂבָּ֔ע בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹ יַצְדִּ֥יק צַדִּ֛יק עַבְדִּ֖י לָֽרַבִּ֑ים וַֽעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם ה֥וּא יִסְבֹּֽל Isaiah 53.11 – From the toil of his soul he would see, he would be satisfied; with his knowledge My servant would vindicate the just for many, and their iniquities he would bear. This post is inspired and motivated by a sermon I heard about Isaiah 53 this […]
A STRAIGHT FOOT
“And their feet were straight feet;” Ezekiel 1.7 This post is about posture, prayer and an interesting connection with the prophet Ezekiel’s vision. The prophet Ezekiel had astonishing and complex visions, most notably his vision of the throne of God in the first chapter of the Book of Ezekiel. Interestingly, that vision is an inspiration […]
STEP IN THE BIBLE
CAN WE DREAM IT OVER AGAIN? “On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets.” Numbers 29.1 niv In Numbers and Leviticus, we are told to Commemorate (Remember) the blast of the trumpets. What are we remembering? […]
THE ONE JEWISH EXPULSION ORDERED BY GOD
Chutzpah (sometimes spelled as “kutzpa” or “chutzpa”) is a Hebrew and Yiddish word meaning audacity, nerve, or boldness, often in a way that is shocking or disrespectful. For countries and the United Nations to demand that Israel reward the Palestinians with land in biblical Israel is beyond Chutzpah. Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom recognized a […]