[The Sinaite’s’ musical liturgy borrows music from Christian hymnody but our lyrics revision reflect our Sinaite creed. Imitation is the best compliment; so we salute the composers of Christian hymns; no doubt they were inspired by the God they love and serve, just as we are inspired by the God we have chosen to follow, to serve and to worship: His Name is YHWH. […]
Read more. . . the devil does not exist except in the minds of those who believe he does! But yeah, understandably, that’s only an expression to mean: “The details of a plan, while seeming insignificant, may contain hidden problems that threaten its overall feasibility.” [from What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘The devil […]
Read more[First posted on June 7, 2012. The Hebrew Scriptures often communicate divine truths in fictional as well as historical narratives. We read story after story about God in conversation or interacting with men from Genesis through Deuteronomy. Teachings, instructions and laws as well as examples are embedded in these stories. That is why they […]
Read more[Why two Sabbath lights instead of one or more, ever wonder? Here’s a post that attempts to answer this Jewish tradition: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/484176/jewish/Why-Light-Two-or-More-Shabbat-Candles.htm So the next Q is: why are Sinaites being mere copycats instead of devising our own distinctive way of celebrating the Biblical Sabbath? A: Sinaites have adopted the kindling of two lights on our […]
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 Sinaites, Gentile Sabbath-keepers, follow the symbolic act in Jewish tradition, of lighting the Sabbath candles, We welcome Your Queen of all days, Your […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O CREATOR of LIGHT, in the meaningful family tradition of Your chosen people, the matriarch of the family kindles the Sabbath lights and recites the blessing: Blessed are You, YHWH, our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with Your commandments and commanded us to “sanctify the Sabbath.” As children […]
Read more[The Sinaite’s’ musical liturgy borrows music from Christian hymnody but our lyrics revision reflect our Sinaite creed. Imitation is the best compliment; so we salute the composers of Christian hymns; no doubt they were inspired by the God they love and serve, just as we are inspired by the God we have chosen to follow, to serve and to worship: His Name is YHWH. […]
Read more[“TSTL” is our acronym for “Thus Saith the Lord.” Here are verses in the TORAH from two translations: AST/ArtScroll Tanach, and EF/Everett Fox’s The Five Books of Moses.] Translation 1: [AST] DEUTERONOMY 4:5-8 See, I have taught you decrees and ordinances, as HaShem my God, has commanded me, to do […]
Read more[In these series of TSTL, we refrain from adding commentary; the text speaks for itself, we want the reader to HEAR the words of the Revelator on Sinai and no other words from human sources. We know that you most likely have a Christian Bible of two testaments, and that you are used to reading […]
Read moreNote: Notice how the Hebrew Bible translates the selected verses here: “My” is capitalized because the Speaker is YHWH; “servant” is lower case, since Israel is the servant. Notice as well, that Israel is sometimes referred to in the plural “My witnesses” or “My people” but also in the singular as in “My servant”, “My […]
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