Would the Author of TORAH leave out an area of human life that would not only enhance the quality of life but also extend the quantity of life? YHWH is the Source of Life, would He not include instructions about how to best sustain life, specially human life? “Let thy food be thy […]
Read more[What in the world is ‘fire’ that is —- “outside” fire [EF] or “alien”[AST] “strange” [NASB] This is one time that the Christian translator’s choice of “unauthorized” [NIV] fire makes more sense. Possibly, it refers to some deviation from the exact instructions on how to prepare or handle or put the right portion of […]
Read more[The obvious questions we should be asking by this time are: if YHWH devoted a whole book-length on instructions regarding the Tabernacle, the Levitical Priesthood that would take care of it and the offerings/sacrifices (animal and produce)—- why are we—who are living in this day and age—-no longer fulfilling these requirements? Were they simply […]
Read more[This chapter and book begins with the word “And” which is strange unless it is intended to connect to the previous book, Exodus/Shemoth. The Covenant had been cut; Israel had been born as a “nation” with laws to govern its national life, by a new Master, a Ruler who at the same time happens to […]
Read more[The third book in the Torah — familiar to most as “Leviticus” connects it to the Levitical priesthood which is mostly what the content is all about. Expectedly, it has a different title in the Hebrew Bible. There are two spellings that surface: Wayyiqrah and Vayikra; the first is explained as “And He (the Lord) called” while […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. Commentary from AST/ArtScroll Tanakh and P&H/Pentateuch & Haftorahs. Reformatting and highlights ours.—Admin1.] S6K: So here’s the sequence: YHWH reveals hImself to Moses YHWH liberates, leads, and feeds His people Prepares them to meet Him on Mount Sinai Cuts a Covenant with them The people agree to obey the laws from […]
Read more[If the previous chapters were disturbing and intriguing, these next 5 chapters are frustrating if not downright boring, so much so readers probably tend to skip them altogether. One begins to wonder why Divine Revelation would include minutiae that might be interesting only to carpenters, tailors, and craftsmen but then why not, YHWH wants His […]
Read more[The previous chapter ends with Moses catching a guarded glimpse, a rear view of YHWH’s glory; what words could possibly describe what he saw? Being in YHWH’s Presence evidently starts reflecting on Moses himself, for at the end of his private personal meetings the face of Moses glows to where the Israelites could not look […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses; commentary is from AST/ArtScroll Tanach and Pentateuch & Haftoras, published by The Soncino Press, edited by Dr. J. H. Hertz. Reformatting and highlights ours.] Exodus/Shemoth 34 1 Then YHVH said to Moshe: Carve yourself two tablets of stone like the first-ones, and I will write on the tablets the words […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. Commentary from P&H/Pentateuch and Haftorah, ed. Dr. H.J. Hertz, added as well. Reformatting and highlights ours.–Admin1.] If the previous chapter was the most disturbing, this one is the most intriguing! Imagine the Creator, the Self-revealing True Elo’hiym— not only prepares Moses for the most important role of mediator between Him […]
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