06/11/17 – “the origins of prophecy are still valid in obscurity” / “the origins of prophecy are still vailed in obcsturity” / “discuss the origins of prophecy are still vailed in obscurity” — Ahem, 3 attempts of one searcher to get to the right post, so here it is! Revisit: Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”? […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS Blessed are You, YHWH, our God, King of the Universe, Who commanded all humanity to set aside the Sabbath as a day of rest, And as we Gentiles, Sinaites, Sabbath-keepers, borrow the symbolic act in Jewish tradition, of lighting the Sabbath candles, We welcome the Queen of all days, Your Holy […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. Ever wonder about the six-angled star symbol used for the reborn nation of Israel? I overheard a discussion about it among some clueless gentiles: one said “isn’t it known as ‘Mogen David’” and the other responded, “Nah, that’s a wine brand!”; another made a connection: “it’s like the upside down or right side […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O GOD of Creation, You are the Master of time and all that time produces; Designer of all created order: all that sustain life, all works, all gifts, all callings and missions, all history, all institutions, all laws, all righteousness. You are the ETERNAL, Governor of time past, of our […]
Read more[First posted in 2013. Since this chapter is a crucial one, we will quote in toto the commentary of our MUST READ/MUST OWN Pentateuch & Haftarahs, not only the Introduction but the comment for specific verses. Commentary is enclosed in [brackets]. Highlighting and reformatting have been added.—Admin1.] ———————- CHAPTER XIX. A MANUAL OF MORAL INSTRUCTION […]
Read more[Every new day is a good time for starting anew. Every new day, one could consciously decide to return to foundational truth, the basics in bible study . . . so here’s the Book of Beginnings, the first of the Five Books of Moses, known as the TORAH, Instructions for Living, Guidelines for Life, conveniently listed […]
Read more[This is still a work in progress, not complete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the biblical text, specifically the translation of Everett Fox. It is complete however, in terms of the text for searchers who simply wish to read this official translation we have chosen for our website. —Admin1] […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; incomplete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the text from our 3 sources: Pentateuch and Haftorah, Everett Fox, Robert Alter. It is complete however in terms of the chapter-by-chapter translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES.–Admin1] —————————– Leviticus/Waiqrah Leviticus/Wayyiqrah- Introduction – ‘And […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; it simply features the text from the translation of our choice, Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES, a must-read/must-own biblical resource. As we keep repeating, the reason it is our choice is because unlike Hebrew translations which do not print ‘the Name YHWH’ and substitute “LORD” or “HASHEM”, […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; simply featuring the translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES. It does not include all the commentaries we usually insert after each verse, from PENTATEUCH AND HAFTORAHS, Everett Fox’s as well as Robert Alter whose translation is the same title as Fox. We hope we can finish […]
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