Kindle the Sabbath Lights Oh YHWH, God of Israel, We bless You for blessing the nations with knowledge of You and Your Torah, the true Revelation that Israel was privileged to be given as part of its Covenant with You on Sinai. We bless Israel for sharing with the nations, the Hebrew […]
Read moreNote: Always go to Site Map first, to look at over 800 articles posted under specific categories. 12/25 15 “the jewish mystique pdf” – The Jewish Mystique by Ernest Van Den Haag 12/09/15 “restoring abrahamic faith” – In “Further to our Statement” the opening sentence is this: […]
Read more[First posted in 2014. This series “Becoming Israel” follows the third generation patriarch from whom would issue twelve sons/twelve tribes who would thenceforth be called “Israelites” instead of Jacobites. As previously explained, this series reflects Sinaite discussions and enables the straight-through reading of this chapter without commentary from our usual three sourcebooks. Our translation of choice […]
Read more[First posted November 18, 2013. Honestly . . . if God spells out what’s involved in the “IF” —obey or disobey—what part of “IF” do we not understand? Would it not be better to stay on the safe side, since there is automatic blessing in obedience? For anyone clearly forewarned of […]
Read more[First posted October 23, 2013. A God Who dwells among His people, Who travels with them, fights with them in their battles, performs miracles, instructs, reminds and warns . . . and forgives when true repentance is evidenced . . . .how blessed indeed is Israel compared to any other nation? But with chosen-ness […]
Read more[This was first posted October 16, 2012; contributed by Sinaite ELZ@S6K who has since passed away: God is near, do not fear . . . Friend, Sinaite, goodnight. We revive it this November where two holidays are celebrated in the USA: Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.—Admin 1.] ———————– Absolute freedom of worship and religious practice was […]
Read more[This was first posted October 2012, reposted October 14, 2014. Commentary is by NSB@S6K. Translation: EF Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. The regular commentaries usually featured will be added later; for now we are simply changing the translation from our former choice. .—Admin1.] If you suddenly heard an audible voice speaking […]
Read more[Please remember, web visitors, that SITE MAP lists all the articles under specific categories; it is the Sinaite’s virtual library. You will find over 800 articles to keep you busy for a long while. Where is SITE MAP? Scroll upward, last box on right.—Admin1] ——————- 11/30/15 “images of the torah” – We get our […]
Read more[First posted November 4, 2012.] This chapter covers two incidents; this first one should have been attached to the manna incident in the previous chapter since it is similar and almost sounds like a refrain; in fact, this pattern of ‘need-complaint-wishwewerebackinEgypt’ will keep recurring, but for now the narrative says: the people complain again […]
Read more[What is Abrahamic faith? Verse 6: And he believed יהוה, and He counted it to him as righteousness. The commentator Kalisch explains: believed. i.e. trusted. The childless Abram had faith in God’s promise that his descendants would be countless like the stars in heaven. He was ready to wait God’s time, without doubting […]
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