Old Testament Summary Lesson 23: “The Lord Be Between Thee And Me Forever”
Sources of Davidic History: Most of what we know about David, Saul, and his son Jonathan, comes from the Holy...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 22: “The Lord Looketh On The Heart”
Imbalance of Faith and Works: In Judaism, “belief” is super ceded by “doing.” Hence the 613 commandments (365 do not’s...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 21: “God Will Honor Those Who Honor Him”
Samuel Means Dedicated to the Lord: Hannah, the wife of Elkanah and the mother of the prophet Samuel, is a...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 20: “All the City… “Doth Know That Thou Art a Virtuous Woman”
Few Women Revered in Jewish Thought: Ruth is one of them. A woman convert to Judaism is given or “takes...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 19: “The Reign Of The Judges”
Defense Minister, Mr. Lightning: Barak (“lightning” in Hebrew), the military leader of Israel, was hesitant to follow Deborah’s prophetic instruction...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 18: “Be Strong and of a Good Courage”
“Prophet in Waiting:” The selection of Joshua to replace Moses was anticipated by the Israelites. There was (and still is)...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 17: “Beware Lest Thou Forget”
How Are You Using Your Anchors? The Children of Israel did so poorly in keeping a “spiritual” standard that Moses...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 16: “Cannot Go Beyond the Word of the Lord”
What Do Jews Think of Balaam? The collection of Jewish traditions about Balaam are mostly negative and confusing. First of...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 15: “Look To God And Live”
True Concept of God–Revelation, Lost: For Judaism, “looking to God” and “revelation” are almost figurative and in modern times have...
Read More →Old Testament Summary Lesson 14: “Ye Shall Be A Peculiar Treasure Unto Me”
Manna, the “Bread” That Kept Israelites Alive: “. . . it was the special duty of the housewife to bake...
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