[First posted April 26, 2012; part of our series on the controversial figure in Christian and other religions referred to as the “devil” or Satan who is mis-named “Lucifer” but let’s not get into all that in this introduction.  Other posts in this series, in case you have not read them, are:   Revisit: Ha […]

[This was first posted 2012; reposted in 2014; always relevant in the current events affecting the resurrected nation of modern Israel.—Admin1]   In contrast to an earlier article about the bodies of “saints” which came out of their graves after Jesus resurrected [Revisited: What?! There were resurrected saints at Jesus’ resurrection?], this text from the […]

[This is still part of our series from A Literary Guide to the Bible. Please note once again that the critic approaches the Hebrew Scriptures from purely non-theological point of view, and even if Samuel is a historical/prophetic book, the critic simply looks at form, structure, poetic language if any, figures of speech, etc. We […]

[When a commentator chooses to lump two books together in one study, there must be good reason.  And that might be because the connection between the two books is established since Shophtiym/Judges demonstrates the immediate albeit unexpected consequences of taking possession of the ‘promised’ Land as narrated in detail in Yahushuwah’/Joshua—-consequences that are quite disappointing […]

[This is from a book we highly recommend not only as MUST READ but MUST HAVE, for any serious student of the Hebrew Scriptures.–Admin1]. ——————— Ezekiel Joel Rosenberg Ezekiel is simultaneously more homogeneous a composition than Jeremiah and more opaque about the origins of its components.   As in the case with practically every other […]

[As if it’s not difficult enough to read through the book of one major prophet, this commentary tackles two at the same time!  But please understand that this study of two books simultaneously focuses only on the literary merits of the works attributed to these two prophets.  Most all other religious studies expectedly, examine their […]

[It is timely to feature a book which, most likely, few students venture into reading; for why would anyone wish to vicariously experience the horror of witnessing YHWH’s destruction of the remnant of His people, in His center of worship and governance? Why timely?  Because the 9th of Av is a date on which tragic […]

[NSB@S6K:  This is another book purchased by a collector of old books from estate sales; I’ve never met him but he has lent me to date about 10 books on Israel/Jews which are about half a century old; you can tell from the yellowish pages and the old style book covers and the copyright date—read […]

Hebrew translation:  [AST] ArtScroll Tanach/The stone Edition Christian Translation:  [NASB] New American Standard Bible ISAIAH 14:12-15     [AST] 12 How you have fallen from the heavens, O glowing morning star; been cut down to the ground, O conqueror of nations? 13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; higher than the […]