[First posted in 2014.  Despite attempts of commentators to explain this chapter, for us these questions remain unresolved: How does a man ‘wrestle’ with a ‘Divine Being’ and ‘prevail’?   Is the ‘Divine Being’ here a messenger/angel  . . . or God Himself?  Is this image of two beings (human and divine) a physical wrestling […]

[Reposting at a time when abortion, throwaway unborn fetuses and unwanted born babies have become connected with “Women’s Rights”.   Whaaatttt?  Where?  In a country where women are supposedly so liberated, they can be as sexually active as they choose to be, in and out of marriage, because contraceptives are accessible and aplenty, guess where?  If […]

[First posted in 2014; revived for our series on “The Outsiders”/”the Other”/the “UNchosen”.    Who?   Those who were not among the “chosen” or specifically the line of Abraham-Isaac-Jacob but were just as loved by the Creator/Revelator.  Related posts: The UNchosen – Esau/Edom – A Second Look The UNchosen: What if you were a gentile […]

 [First posted in 2012.  This series ‘Journey of Faith’ features the Sinaite perspective on characters who figure prominently in the biblical narratives that trace the lineage of the chosen people of Israel. There are persons outside of ‘the chosen line’ who are interesting studies of character, often misrepresented or unfairly judged—one such is Esau.  We’ve added this […]

[This was first posted in 2013,  reposted 2014;   absolutely worth revisiting in 2019!  This 2nd chapter of the book of beginnings has 2 highlights: the Sabbath, and humankind.  There are enough articles about the Sabbath posted on this website, but we have not explored the specifics in the making of ‘humankind’ to where we are satisfied. […]

[This was first posted in 2012, buried in our pile of over 1000 articles since we opened this website that year.  When a visitor clicks forgotten posts, it gives us reason to revisit and check if still relevant and still reflective of our Sinaite thinking today.  Rarely if ever have we changed our position on […]

[First posted February 24, 2014.  We have since updated to adding yet another translation, this time by Richard Elliott Friedman who authored THE HIDDEN BOOK IN THE BIBLE which we will be featuring soon in the category MUST READ/MUST OWN.  The reason his translation is mentioned here is because he uses a different word for […]

[First posted in 2014.  Despite attempts of commentators to explain this chapter, for us these questions remain unresolved: How does a man ‘wrestle’ with a ‘Divine Being’ and prevail’?   Is the ‘Divine Being’ here a messenger/angel  . . . or God Himself?  Is this image of two beings (human and divine) a physical wrestling […]

[First posted in 2010.  We have since updated to adding yet another translation, this time by Richard Elliott Friedman who authored THE HIDDEN BOOK IN THE BIBLE which we will be featuring soon in the category MUST READ/MUST OWN.  The reason his translation is mentioned here is because he uses a different word for this […]