[First posted in 2014; a good reminder that our Creator-Revelator God does not leave any part of human life unregulated. Actually this is a whole series so here are the sequels:

As the end of this article says, ‘bon appetit’!–Admin1]

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What is the biblical diet?

Obviously, it is not the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and just as obviously, it must be the fruit of the Tree of Life!

But figurative fruit from figurative trees aside, the Creator of the human body clearly prescribed food that is best for human physical health as early as Genesis 2.i

vs 9 . . .every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food . . .

vs 16-17: And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat . .

vs 29 I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

So, vegans are on the right track as are Seventh Day Adventists. Fruits, vegetables, root crops, pulses, nuts, grains, berries—all the colorful and fresh living food that grow from the earth! Man can’t go wrong with these, then or now. But before you despair, that’s not the end of the permissible menu.

Before the flood, Noah was commanded to load the ark with 7 pairs of clean animals and 2 pairs of unclean animals [Genesis 7:1-2]. How did Noah know “clean” from “unclean” in terms of fauna? The text does not say; we presume he was given more specific instructions.

Later in Leviticus 11, such animals were more clearly defined as part of the way of life that would set Israel apart from the nations. Imagine, God did not leave man guessing even in this basic need for daily sustenance, how so loving and kind of Him, what a heavenly Father indeed! And if you’re thinking “well, that’s only for Israel, Kosher diet is for Jews only,” think again. What’s good for the Jew is good for the gentile, we’re ALL human, right?

But back to Noah . . .God allowed the eating of meat after the flood, since all vegetation was under water until the floods subsided and undoubtedly left a very soggy earth surface. Even if the text does not explicitly say that Noah’s start-up family should eat only clean animals, we get our clue from the number of clean animals loaded on the ark. Presumably, these were to be used for sacrifice [Genesis 8:20] and food [Genesis 9:3].

As for unclean animals, don’t forget they were declared “good” as well as “very good” by our Creator God because to this day, they still fulfill the very purpose for which they were created—to clean up the garbage off the face of the earth; without them, we would have a dirty planet indeed! They are the scavengers, feeding off other living prey as well as dead and rotting matter, all fulfilling their Creator’s assigned role to maintain planet earth’s ecological balance. Animals have no problem sticking to their Creator’s plan, it’s only the two-legged one with the brain and free will that chooses to go against the Divine will.

Many pork-eaters are offended when they are told that pigs belong to the unclean category, rationalizing that pigs nowadays are raised under sanitary conditions and are corn/grain-fed. What they fail to realize is that it is the nature of the animals that makes them unclean, not the environment they live in. In the book The Maker’s Diet, Dr. Jordan Rubin explains that unclean animals naturally have in their system 2 death enzymes called “cadaverine” and “putrescine”. Such words alone bring to mind “cadaver” and “putrefy” . . . [collective ‘ugh’]. These unclean animals are designed such that their bodily systems are able to process harmful stuff without harming themselves [good for them, bad for us!] As we feed on these animals, our health is gradually threatened over a period of time since the human body is simply not designed for the consumption of even the most delectable unclean animal [aside from ham and bacon, porkchop, think crab, lobster, shrimp, oysters, squid, catfish, etc.], . Toxic build-up does eventually occur, specially if our plumbing system is not sufficiently aided by fibrous food.

Some pork-lovers argue that in the New Testament, all food was declared good by Jesus [Mark 7:15-23/Matthew 15:10-20], and that Peter’s vision of the sheet full of unclean animals in Acts 10:9-16 meant the Leviticus 11 diet has been abrogated. Simple common sense tells us that animals have not changed their nature since the day they were created, but then, this requires a separate article.

Consider this: Have you noticed that when we suffer from ailments that are now determined to be caused by lifestyle [specially diet], health practitioners and nutritionists advise that we avoid eating pork or start cutting down on red meat, shellfish, etc.? Medical science is just catching up with biblical sense. Fish without scales easily absorb toxic chemicals such as mercury that find their way into seawater or fresh water pools. They’re food no-nos whether or not red tide is visible.

And by the way, blood even from clean animals is not to be consumed. Blood will require another article; for now, just trust the Creator.

Why does the Creator bother to prescribe what is fit for human consumption? Why not? He designed the universe and its creatures; He knows and wants only what’s best for the only being He made in His image and so, even a “biblical diet” is part of His commandments. The blessing in obeying God’s dietary prescription is built in the inevitable consequences of good health, a quality of life, longevity, specially if it is combined with a daily dose of the fruit of the Tree of Life—YHWH’s Torah.

Bon appetit –to those who choose to indulge in

both food for the body and food for the soul,

NSB@S6K

MUST READ

Commentary – by Robert Alter

September 10, 2019 s1n4i600o-adm1n-d3v Leave a Comment

[While waiting for James D. Tabor to come up with his translation of the Hebrew Bible, this one showed up on the list of amazon.com, in hard copy as well as downloadable as ebook.

Of course when a new translation lands in the marketplace of non-stop publications of yet a newer and better and improved version over the last edition, one tends to think:

Image from amazon.com

What’s new? They almost all sound alike, and some even appear as though they simply ‘eeny-mynie-moe’ through synonyms to avoid overused words and phrases. In fact, one even came up with some sort of ‘take-your-pick’ by including in brackets, every synonym possible for the original Hebrew/Greek word, then calling it “amplified” . . . but then why not? Any aid to one’s understanding of the original is welcome, after all book-production is a free-for-all enterprise, not to forget big business!

This is not to put down efforts to deliver to those of us who do not speak/read/understand biblical Hebrew; definitely, it is good to have continuing updated translations that help us better understand Divine Revelation in a language we are absolutely clueless about. In fact we should be grateful that new generations of translators keep improving as often as necessary, since the alternative is almost—though not impossible—for many of us: learn biblical Hebrew yourself! Hereunder are details about this translation. —Admin1.]

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THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES

A Translation with Commentary

ROBERT ALTER

W.W. Norton & Company NEW YORK LONDON

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First, FYI and some Editorial Reviews:

“This brilliant and rigorous book by Alter, who teaches Hebrew and comparative literature at Berkeley, strikes the perfect balance. It delves into literary and biblical scholarship, yet is accessible to the general reader. It argues forcefully and persuasively, but is never arrogant, even when Alter is detailing the inadequacies of other biblical translations. It points to the ways a single Hebrew word can make all the difference in our understanding of the text, but it never loses the forest for the trees. In a stimulating and thorough introduction, Alter makes a case for the coherence of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) as a whole, while acknowledging that it is “manifestly a composite construction” that was written and edited by many people over several centuries. He discusses why we need yet another translation, contending that every existing English translation has an anemic sense of the English language, while the King James Version—the most beautiful and literary English-language translation—is unreliable and sometimes inaccurate with the original Hebrew. After this energizing introduction, Alter proceeds with his eminently readable translation and fascinating footnotes on various Hebrew terms. This may well be the best one-volume introduction to the Torah ever published in English.

Robert Alter‘s ongoing translation of the Hebrew Bible, the magnificent capstone to a lifetime of distinguished scholarly work, has won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. His immense achievements in scholarship ranging from the eighteenth-century European novel to contemporary Hebrew and American literature earned Alter the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.

“The poets will rejoice. Alter’s language ascends to a rare purity through plainness that equals the plainness of the Hebrew.” — Cynthia Ozick, The New Republic

“[An] astonishing translation. Out of Mr. Alter’s close reading and translation, something grander really does take shape, along with a conviction that the Bible is not just incidentally mysterious, posing challenges because of its antique references and sources. It is essentially mysterious.” —Edward Rothstein,

New York Times

“[A] remarkable new translation of the Pentateuch, a monument of scholarship. . . . The result greatly refreshes, sometimes productively estranges, words that may now be too familiar to those who grew up with the King James Bible . . . . Alter’s translation brings delight because it follows the precepts of the committee of King James, but is founded on a greatly deeper conversance with Hebrew than the great 17th-century scholars could summon. And Alter . . . brings to his own English a scholarly comprehension of the capacities of literary usage . . . . Especially fine is the way Alter seems to dig into the earth of the Hebrew to recover, in English, its fearless tactility.”—James Wood, London Review of Books

“In the ancient Hebrew, Alter discovers a profound music. He can raise an already beloved text to new heights of resonance and reality . . . . Alter’s combination of a freshly minted text and splendidly concise commentaries makes the biblical words resonate.”—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor

“This is a masterpiece of clarity, erudition, and synthesis. Alter uses his talent as a literary critic to inspire in the reader a passion for studying the text . . . .This work abounds in stimulating thinking and eloquent writing. He honors those he invites not just to follow him but to accompany him.”—Elie Wiesel, Bible Review

“The arrival of this new translation of The Five Books of Moses—a heroic and literary achievement that captures in almost standard English the rhythms, repetition, and beauty of the Hebrew original—is cause for celebration . . . [This translation] well might become the definitive text for readers and scholars alike.”—Pearl Abraham, The Forward

‘The renowned scholar Robert Alter has produced a fresh translation [and] backed it up with an enlightening commentary. The result offers Old Testament newcomers, long-term absentees, and veterans a compelling reading experience.”—Matt Love, Sunday Oregonian

“The Five Books of Moses is a fine work that deserves admiration for its sheer scale and literary power. The commentary is at least as important as the translation, and the two together make up a unique contribution both to biblical studies and to the understanding and appreciation of a text that is central to Western culture.”—John Barton, Times Literary Supplement

“Alter has succeeded admirably in conveying to English readers something of the flair, mystery, majesty, and power of the original Hebrew.”—John W. Rogerson, Church Times

“Alter’s accomplishment is immense. He has produced a translation of the Pentateuch that respects and captures the beauty and majesty of the original.”—Eric Ormsby, New Criterion

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ALSO BY ROBERT ALTER (on Scripture)

Canon and Creavity

Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture

The David Story

Genesis

Hebrew and Modernity

The World of Biblical Literature

The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age

The Literary Guide to the Bible (coeditor with Frank Kermode)

The Invention of Hebrew Prose

The Art of Biblical Poetry

The Art of Biblical Narrative

Modern Hebrew Literature

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[S6K: It would have been more interesting if there were reviews by Jewish translators/commentators/Rabbis since IT IS THEIR SCRIPTURE, after all . . . but none was provided, perhaps because none bothered.]

CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION

I. APPROACHING THE FIVE BOOKS

II. THE BIBLE IN ENGLISH AND THE HERESY OF EXPLANATION

III. ON TRANSLATING THE NAMES OF GOD

IV. ABOUT THE COMMENTARY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MAPS

GENESIS

INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF GENESIS

EXODUS

INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF EXODUS

LEVITICUS

INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS

NUMBERS

INTRODUCTION : THE BOOK OF NUMBERS

DEUTERONOMY

INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY

FOR FURTHER READING

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S6K: Excerpts from Robert Alter’s Introduction will be posted in a subsequent article.

Q & A

Q: Why does the OT God order the killing of inhabitants in the promised land?

September 10, 2019 s1n4i600o-adm1n-d3v Leave a Comment

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[First posted in 2017. We addressed this in the INTRODUCTION to a post where such commands to annihilate man, woman, child, were issued by the God of Israel. The commands even included beasts! Why? We will simply paste our original answer here, but if you wish to read other opinions in the commentaries we feature in this website, please go directly to the Torah Chapter, here’s the link:

Numbers/Bamidbar 31: “. . .Seek-vengeance, the vengeance of the Children of Israel from the Midyanites”

As the caption to the image pasted here questioned: “The entry of Israel into the Promised Land, the land promised by the Lord. Divine genocide?” —Admin 1]

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War waged by Israel against their enemy upon orders of their God is one of the issues raised by agnostics/atheists as to why they refuse to believe in the God of the Old Testament as He describes Himself:

“The LORD, the LORD God,

compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger,

and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

forgiving iniquity and transgression . . . .

As my agnostic brother observes, the biblical God is “the greatest terrorist of all”; this, from ‘the mouth of babes’, a biblical ignoramus who hasn’t read the bible but whose association with the biblical God is most likely based on biblical narratives on film, being a movie-buff. But never mind him and his ilk, what about those who do read and study the Bible, what do they conclude? Do readers fail–or forget or refuse to read further–to complete the self-description of this God Who reveals His Name as YHWH:

. . . He will by no means clear the guilty,

visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children

to the third and the fourth generations.’

This OT image of a genocidal deity is likewise used by Christians as an argument for their NT version of God, who is full of grace and mercy, so unlike the angry, vengeful OT God.

As the Jewish commentators themselves confess in the introduction to this chapter,

“We are no longer acquainted

with the circumstances

that justified the ruthlessness

with which it was waged,

and therefore we cannot satisfactorily meet

the various objections

that have been raised in that connection.”

From one Christian apologist (Robert M. Bowman, Jr.) who probably well represents the Christian perspective on this topic, here’s a thorough discussion:

https://www.namb.net/apologetics/joshua-s-conquest-was-it-justified

What about us, Sinaites, what do we think? We have agreed not to question Israel’s battles fought in defense during their wilderness wandering, nor in offense during the conquest of the Promised Land.

We never experienced the perversities and abominations oft-mentioned in these biblical historical narratives.

Suffice it to say that we do watch in horror how Hollywood presents the brutality of warring factions in its historical films, whether it be among Vikings, Crusades, Islamic terrorists, Vietnamese, Germans, Japanese, or the American Civil War. But never mind film reproductions, we are now virtual witnesses to the ‘new normal’ in our times— very graphic images presented on daily news, of horrific acts against humanity perpetrated by yet another terroristic sect issuing from a ‘religion of peace’, perhaps the latest challenge to our incredulity at what else man is possibly capable of doing to those of his own kind? ‘Could it possibly get any worse than this’ is a question that has been answered by every generation including ours: ‘Unbelievably and unfortunately and sadly, yes, it could and history has attested that it has.’

Man’s inhumanity to fellowman perceived as the enemy is forever etched in the memories of the vanquished and the victims. And even in the absence of war, just look at what is happening in civilized societies, in urban centers, horrific crimes perpetrated against people who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Have we occasionally or often wished if not prayed for the total annihilation of such evil people victimizing the innocents? Would that not be biblical justice?

Israel was no more or less different from the nations in defense or offense, though we tend to think it should be, since it supposedly operates on higher moral ground and according to standards as dictated by no less than its Divine Commander-in-Chief.

Here’s a comprehensive study written by Sinaite BAN correcting the negative perception of the ‘OT God’:

Is our God a “jealous, wrathful, and a vengeful God”?

NSB@S6K

DAILY POSTS

About Israel. . .

September 10, 2019 s1n4i600o-adm1n-d3v Leave a Comment

Pacific Israel Rim – Support

April 23 ·

I was going to cry when I read this speech from the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, but at the end I said, “Glory to the God of Israel”

Let’s read together:

Mr. Netanyahu said:
Only 70 years ago! The Jews were taken to slaughter like sheep.
🔵 60 years ago!
🔵 no country. No Army.

Seven Arab countries declared war on the small Jewish state, only a few hours after its creation!
🔵 we were 650,000 Jews against the many millions in the Arab world!

There was no strong IDF(Israel Defense Forces).

No powerful air force to save us but only brave Jewish people with nowhere else to go.
🔵Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia all attacked at the same time.
🔵the country that the United Nations gave us was a 65 % desert.

🔵 35 years ago! We fought the three most Powerful armies in the middle east, and we swept them in six days.

We fought against various coalitions of Arab countries, which had modern armies and many Soviet weapons, and we have always beaten them!

Today we have:

🔵 a State (Country)
🔵 an Army,
🔵 a Powerful Air Force,
🔵 A State-of-the-Art Economy with exports worth billions of dollars.
🔵 Intel – Microsoft – ibm & many high-tech companies develop cutting edge products in Israel
🔵 our doctors receive awards for medical research.
🔵 we make the desert bloom, and sell oranges, flowers and vegetables all over the world.

🔵 Israel has sent its own satellites into space!

🔵 three satellites at the same time!
🔵 We are proud to be at the same rank as:
🔵 The United States, which has 250 million inhabitants,
🔵 Russia, which has 200 million inhabitants,
🔵 China, which has 1.3 billion inhabitants;
🔵 Europeans – France, Great Britain, Germany – with 350 million inhabitants.
🔵 the only countries in the world to send objects into space!

🔵 and say that only 60 years ago,
🔵 we were led, ashamed and hopeless, to slaughter!
🔵 we have experienced the smoking ruins of Europe,
🔵 we have won our wars here in Israel with less than nothing

🔵 we built our little “Empire” from nothing.

Who’s Hamas to scare me?
🔴 to terrify me?
🔴 you make me laugh!
🔴 Passover was celebrated;

Let’s not forget what Passover is:
🔴 we survived Pharaoh,
🔴 we survived the Greeks,
🔴 we survived the Romans,
🔴 we survived the inquisition in Spain,
🔴 we have the pogroms in Russia,
🔴 we survived Hitler,
🔴 we survived the Germans,
🔴 we survived the Holocaust,
🔴 we survived the armies of seven Arab countries,
🔴 we survived Saddam.
🔴 we will survive the enemies present

Think of any time in human history ⚠

Think about it, for us, the Jewish people,
🔷 the situation has never been better!
🔷 then let’s face the world,

Let us remember:
🔶 all nations, empires or cultures
🔶 who once tried to destroy us,
🔶 no longer exist today – while we still live!
🔶 Egypt?
🔶 Babylon?
🔶 the Greeks?
🔶 Alexander of Macedonia?
🔶 The Romans? (does anyone still speak Latin these days? )
🔶 The Third Reich?

And look at us

🔵 The slaves of Egypt,
🔵 The People of Moses
🔵 The Nation of the Bible,
🔵 We are still here,

And Hebrew is still the official language of the State of Israel today:

🚩 from the time of the Bible and now!
🚩 Arabs don’t know yet,
🚩 but they will learn that there is a God.
🚩 as long as we keep our identity, we are forever.

So forgive us for not worrying,
🔶 not to cry,
🔶 not to be afraid.
🔶 things are fine here.
🔶 they could certainly get better,

However:
🔴 Don’t believe the media,
🔴 they don’t tell you alot of good things about Israel
🔴 celebrations continue to take place in Israel,
🔴 people continue to live,
🔴 people keep coming out,
🔴 people continue to see friends.

Some claim our morale is low.
🔵 so what?

Only because we mourn our deaths while our enemies rejoice in the blood shed & war.

🔵 that is why we will win, in the end.

The God of Israel created the Heaven’s and the Earth.
The Guardian of Israel never slumbers or sleep! The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Forward this speech to the whole community,
💙 and to people around the world.
💜 they are part of our strength

Share on your walls with your friends 💞💟💖

OPINION

So if there’s no devil and demonic spirits, explain the occult.

September 9, 2019 s1n4i600o-adm1n-d3v Leave a Comment

[First posted in 2012. Check out the following related posts if you haven’t yet done so; these are listed under the heading CHRISTIANITY. Why? Because only the New Testament teaches the existence of fallen angels, and that’s another topic discussed in our posts:

After reading all these posts, we’d like to know if you’ve shifted in your thinking about the devil and demonic spirits, i.e., so you believe they exist? Leave a comment or debate with us on DISCOURSE! —ADMIN1]

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If you’ve been following this series of articles that argue against the existence of fallen angels, here’s more to freak out on.

So . . . no devil, no demons, no hell. So far, so good, don’t you think? Unless you remain unconvinced because you think, or you believe, or you know, or you are absolutely certain—that you have experienced something you cannot quite explain and therefore have attributed it to the devil or the occult.

Image from www.patheos.com

Someone wrote [sorry, can’t remember who] that the biggest LIE that the devil has successfully promoted is that he and his ilk do not exist! Well, in this case, if the devil really does exist, he has finally told a TRUTH!

If God did not create angels who could fall and rebel against Him and influence mankind toward bad, then the next question is—-how do we account for voodoo, witchcraft, humans who act like they’re possessed by demonic spirits, and so on?

One answer is right on our level of human psychology. We humans can psyche ourselves up to imagining anything and everything we set our minds to. For instance, full and absolute concentration on something is an amazing ability of mind over matter that could make people accomplish unusual feats, where the mind simply zeros out the rest of the world! I remember as a child when a friend and I pretended we were concert pianists and played the only duet we knew at that point–chopsticks; in the midst of our pretend-concert, a truck fell down a slope and crowds gathered around it screaming, sirens from ambulances rousing the whole neighborhood . . . and yet we missed all the excitement. Never heard anything while we were “play-acting”!

Scare tactics starting from parents or people in authority, mind control, hypnotism, superstition and the like, all belong to that capability of the mind to either believe in everything or disbelieve. Advertisers and religionists understand human gullibility, it’s all about the propensity of any person to swallow what is told or sold to him, without investigating, without questioning, without even logically thinking for himself! And when the source is stamped with “authority” or “time-worn reliability” we tend to think it must be true, or good, or healthy, or cheap!

Then there’s the influence of forbidden as well as legal pharmaceutical drugs playing havoc with our brain functions; artists who smoke pot claim the influence on their mental acuity enhances their creativity.

The better and more reliable answer is of course from the Bible. Since God has given man free will, He leaves it entirely to us to make choices every step of the way. Think of how your personal choices have been made by you, or for you by others. As children, our parents make choices for us—if they’re responsible and good parents, then chances are we will be trained to be like them. If not, then . . . .

There is a saying that the child is father to the man. How true that is! Most of what we become as adults are rooted in what we experienced as children. In some ways, the biblical admonition about the sins of the fathers being visited upon children to the 4th generation might hold true, unless someone in the chain breaks the pattern. Let us not forget there is always that free will to choose differently and not to accept one’s miserable lot. Great men and women did not get where they are by giving in to the herd mentality or opting for the easy way out.

So how does this connect with occultic phenomena and other supernatural forces that we cannot logically explain? The Hebrew Scriptures consistently teach one lesson among many, about the nature of the God of Israel, Who is the God of all mankind, and it is this: when we keep making the same choice so that inspite of God’s teachings that tell us it’s a wrong choice, at some point, if we continue to stubbornly go the same way, believe the same way, choose the same way—then God allows us to go according to our pattern of choice, our consistent choice. How many chances did Adonai YHWH give the Pharaoh of Egypt to change his stubborn will not to let Israelites go? As many plagues as were sent to afflict the Egyptians. And we read the refrain, “Pharaoh hardened his heart” until the absolutely last one when “YHWH hardened Pharaoh’s heart.” The point of no turning around.

We see the same pattern in the history of Israel, a nation blessed by the God of the universe with Torah, and Land, and a destiny but not without responsibility. Does God deal the same way with other nations and with individual gentiles?

If people keep believing in superstition, witchcraft, demonic spirits, the Devil, horoscopes, voodoo, demonic possession and the like, God lets go and allows people to follow their delusions. That goes for believing that dead spirits can come back and haunt the living. Media is full of “ghost stories” and “witches” and “vampires”. Centuries-old figures of men’s fantasies and the wonder is people still believe in them to this day!

Who knows, God might even be aiding this delusion if the multitudes would rather indulge in checking their horoscopes and watching films on these figures than reading HIS TORAH!

How so? There is an incident in the book of 1 Samuel 28 that demonstrates this; ponder on it keeping in mind all the foregoing discussion and reach your own conclusion. Remember, this website simply offers an alternative way of thinking; the choice is always yours to bite the apple, chew, digest or spit out! Meanwhile, do your homework to your own satisfaction . . .or to prove us wrong!

NSB@S6K

OPINION

FLOOD SEASON? What to do!

September 7, 2019 s1n4i600o-adm1n-d3v Leave a Comment

A reader sent in this guide titled —

“The Essential Guide To Flood Planning & Preparation”.

This guide contains plenty of helpful information such as:

Understanding the risk of floods – such as knowing if you live in a high-risk flood region and learning about the different types of flooding that pose a risk to both homes and businesses.
How to plan and prepare for flooding – this includes having an emergency flood kit ready, learning safety precautions such as turning off utilities like gas and electricity and creating an effective flood plan at home.
How to plan and prepare for flooding – this includes having an emergency flood kit ready, learning safety precautions such as turning off utilities like gas and electricity and creating an effective flood plan at home.
Staying safe during a flood – being aware of hazards like contaminated floodwater, submerged obstacles that can cause injuries, electrical hazards, keeping emergency numbers, and general advice to stay safe during a flood. And other tips and advice on how to reduce flood damage to your home and possessions and other helpful resources to mitigate the effects of a flood.

Feel free to check the guide here:

http://www.polygongroup.com/resources/flood-preparation-planning/

Thank you, Rachel Smith, for the FYI! Quite helpful in this season of typhoons in Asia and hurricanes in the Americas.

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DAILY POSTS, A Sinaite's Sabbath Liturgy

REVISIT: When the earth shakes . . .

September 5, 2019 s1n4i600o-adm1n-d3v Leave a Comment

[First posted in 2017. Sinaites have gone through a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that at first felt like a rapid shaking up-down and a sudden stop . . . only to be followed by another wave-like sensation during which one had to get down on all-fours to avoid losing balance. The whole experience lasted a mere 24 seconds, though at the time it was happening, it felt so much longer. The devastation in loss of lives, destruction of property, shaky mental and psychological health thereafter and on many other levels of living —-that took its toll, particularly since the aftershocks continued for another year. It would be years before our city and the surrounding region would recover.

Indeed when the earth shakes violently, what does one do besides saying “Oh my God!” which is probably the only time some people turn to the One Who programmed earthquakes into His Creation as part of natural phenomena and for good reason. Hereunder are some tips sent in by a web visitor who has requested that it be disseminated to as many as would read & heed.—-Admin1]

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Hi,

The worst part about earthquakes is their unpredictability — certain factors give us clues to when one might occur, but ultimately there’s no way to forecast exactly when one will strike. As a California resident, that’s a pretty overwhelming thought.

And this year, it isn’t just us Californians who have to worry. Geologists are predicting that 2017 will bring particularly destructive earthquakes. Early preparation has perhaps never been more important.

Your website looks like a great place to help others brush up on earthquake safety, so I thought you might be interested in adding some great resources on the subject here:

Home Emergency & Disaster Safety

Earthquake Preparedness For Central U.S. Mobile Home Owners

Disaster Safety for People with Disabilities: What to Do When Emergency Weather Strikes

Minimizing Damage and Repair Costs to Manufactured Homes During an Earthquake

Driving to Safety: The Car Owner’s Guide to Emergency Evacuation

How To Stay Safe In Your Apartment During Earthquakes

How Much Does it Cost to Earthquake Retrofit a Home?

Debunked myths about what to do during an earthquake

When it comes to earthquakes, there’s simply no such thing as, “too prepared!” I sincerely thank you for your time today — if you’re disinterested in further outreach, kindly send me an email letting me know.

Thanks in advance,

Signed: [Name Witheld]

http://elderimpact.org

MUST READ

MUST READ/God According to God, Gerald L. Schroeder

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[First posted in 2012, seven years ago, buried in our over-1000 posts; so reposting since it’s worth a review, if not a good first time read for those who might have missed it the first time around.—Admin1]

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The subtitle of this book: “A Physicist Proves We’ve Been Wrong About God All Along”

The title sounds presumptuous, especially for a nuclear physicist and not a theologian, to speak for God! But perhaps it takes a scientist to truly understand this universe, how it works on a level that the hoi polloi like us can’t even begin to grasp. If you get past the introductory chapters where you get a simplified science lesson, you will appreciate the insights of this gifted scientist-bible teacher-writer all in one and learn new things you probably have never heard before; it is definitely a soul-enlightening journey. Plus, there is a lot of useful information about other scientists, authors, bible interpreters, flaws in the Septuagint translation, etc. etc. It is WORTH THE READ!

Here are some excerpts from the concluding chapters of the book, just to whet your appetite.

This is from Chapter 12: Partners with God: Working with a God That Will Be

If God is truly present and active in this world, why isn’t that presence more obvious? Why is God so well hidden? The answer to the query is in essence the topic of this book’s entire discussion.
There either is or is not a God. On this there is no middle ground. . . . And what is the evidence “on the ground”?
We are truly the idea of the creation and, biblically speaking, the wisdom of the Creator. . . we have direct Divine direction in our cosmic genesis.
The source of potential calamity lies . . . in God’s proclivity for withdrawing control, the tzimtzum, the contraction, of God’s manifest presence. . . . nature is allowed to run its own course.
God will help, but we have to finish the task. In general, for those situations where we can solve the problem by our own efforts, God relegates completion of the task to us.
In God’s management of the world, the Bible makes clear that the acts of an individual strongly affect the community. . . We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, individually and communally.
The world gets its share of free reign and when a mess arises, the God of the Bible may enter to aid in the repair. Nipping the potential evil before allowing it to flourish would be a compassionate world-management system, but that fails to match the blueprint brought by the Bible. The logic lies in the need for an unhampered free will. God hides the Divine presence sufficiently to allow each of us to make our own choices, for better or worse, freely within the confines of our physical and social landscape, without the specter of a cosmic Force peering over our shoulders, judging our every act.
Dr. Joseph Hertz, former chief rabbi of England, describes the human situation perfectly: “Though man cannot always even half control his destiny, God has given the reins of man’s conduct altogether into his hands.”
We can only know God by what God does. What God is is what God does in our temporally and physically limited span of existence.
So why doesn’t God step in? That is part of the Diving management system. Biblically, there’s evidence for all the freedom of purpose implied in “I will be that which I will be,” God has set ground rules, limit, not only for humans, but also for Divine behavior.
There is a plan by which God interacts with this world. And one goal of that multifaceted plan reaches out to bring an awareness to all nations of God’s concern for all inhabitants in the creation It brought into being. As the prophet Amos taught, not only did God bring Israel out of Egypt, but also the Philistines out of Caphtor and Aram out of Kir. Three “exoduses” are described in one biblical verse. Though that Divine connection may not always be obvious to, or in accord with, our limited human logic, the connection and care are there.
Most ancient cultures remove the troubled episodes of their history from their records and preserve only the blessed portions. The Bible keeps it all, and in doing so shows a series of incidents that expose God’s relationship to the world It created. Most important of all, we learn that God is present and interested in all nations and all peoples.
The people of Israel may be a marker making more obvious God’s active role in history, and that role is there for all to recognize. But that has not limited God’s interest to this one people. The role that Israel plays is to be an indicator, an example, so that all people may recognize the Oneness that lies beyond the diversity of existence. We are all intertwined, as individuals and as members of the larger community, truly as our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers. Being created in the image of God, we are partners in the final making of the world.
Psalm 19:1-3 . . . The heavens declare the glory of God and the vault of the firmament tells the work of His hands. Day to day gives forth speech and night to night expresses knowledge. There is no speech and no words; their voice is not heard. These opening verses tell us that the heavens proclaim with no equivocation God’s glory. Then immediately we learn that nothing is heard. The message is there, but to perceive the presence of the Divine, we have to listen very carefully. God knocks very gently: A great and strong wind fractured the mountains and shattered the rocks before the Eternal God, but God was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but God was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire but God was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. And it was when Elijah heard it that he wrapped his face in his cloak. (1 Kings 19:11-13).
The God that most skeptics reject, a God with unceasing hands-on control, is simply not the God of the Bible. The biblical God may enter the fray when the flow of nature and humanity strays too far from the intended teleological path. In general, however, the running of the universe is not a power play by God We and the laws of nature, which are themselves creations of the Creator, have a major role in the scenario. The Bible recognizes that flaws exist in nature’s designs. It even describes them. The God of the Bible expects us to fix them. That’s what partnership is all about. Not only are we our brother’s and sister’s keepers, we are even God’s keepers, as is God our Keeper.
Biblical religion is littered with rituals, and most relate to life in the marketplace, not in the house of worship. Not by chance. Abstract theory is fine, but acts are what brings results. There is no difficulty being holy in a church, synagogue, or mosque. The challenge comes when we step outside and confront our fellow humans, some of whom do not conform to our standards.
The first biblical constraint placed on humankind related to that most primal human need, food—the forbidden fruit in Eden, an arbitrary limit on the desires of our free will. The first question asked of humankind by God was, “Where are you?” (Gen. 3:9). Among what fantasies are you hiding? What excuses have you concocted to justify the failures of humanity to fulfill its potential?
“But war brings out the worst in people, Never the best. Always the worst.” Oskar Schindler was the living example of a very different truth. It is the strength of one’s will that determines which way a person turns when faced with oppression or trials, whether they are induced by war or other circumstances. Weakness of character and the imperfect mores of a culture, not war, bring out the worst.
Tortuous though the trend may be, God has a plan for the world. The micro-engineering of that plan is largely up to us. There is a flow from pagan barbarity toward the elusive goal of peace on earth, goodwill to all. Each of us, as individuals, chooses whether to enhance or impede the flow toward the Divine goal.
The Bible is not so interested in how to get to heaven. In fact there is no direct mention of life after life in the entire Torah. Our God-given goal is to make the world so perfect that we will have heaven here on earth. The prophet Micah brought the world the definition of true religion: It has been told to you, humankind [adam, in Hebrew] what is good and what the Eternal God asks from you: That you perform justice, love, merciful kindness, and walk in humble modesty with your God” (6:8). Note the simplicity of the requirements of a godly life: The only trait of Moses’ character that is recorded in the entire Bible is that he was “the most humble man on the face of the earth” (Numbers 12:3). Moses confronted Pharaoh, the most powerful ruler of the time. Humility is not the equivalent of self-effacing. Humility is knowing one’s personal value and using it as a gift, not as a source of pride. In that sense, there is no place for our vanity in God’s demanding that we join Him as partners in the task of managing His world. That is simply the nature of existence.
There is an ancient tradition that, at the end of an individual’s earthly life, the question asked at the “Pearly Gates” will not be, “Why didn’t you achieve the level of Moses?” but rather, “Why didn’t you achieve your own person potential?” We humans are partners with God in running this world. This is not one option among many. It is our obligation. Be fruitful and learn to control nature (Gen. 1:28). Fill the good the lacunae left by the tzimtzum of creation. Fix this less than perfect world that we inherited. Each person, each community, each generation can only act within the potential of its time and environment.
But to use our potential most effectively we have to abandon, actually sacrifice, the popular though erroneous image of God the Father who controls our every act. The biblical image of God implies that God could indeed control every nuance of our acts and every tinge of our thoughts. But a God that would act out that potential power is not the God of the Bible. As made abundantly clear, the God of the Bible has placed that power in our hands. With that window of potential, we choose among the locally and temporally available options . . .

The book is available as a Kindle edition, for those who have the Kindle reading device; if not, download the Kindle app on your computer and that enables you to download any book from amazon.com.

TORAH STUDY

From 613 to 10 to 2

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[This was first published in 2012, reposted to remind ourselves and our readers to make an individual inventory of how badly we have fared in living the instructions and teachings of the God we believe in.

If YHWH the God of Israel is the God you recognize and acknowledge as King over your life, then this serves as a guide to prepare for the fall feast of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. For nine days, we are to examine ourselves and ‘make it right’ with our fellowmen before we approach our King in true repentance. That means, we don’t just ask forgiveness by lip service, we truly are sorry for our sins committed against our ‘neighbor’ whoever fits that description (kin, friend, foe). Feeling sorry is not enough, as we ask forgiveness from them, we resolve not to repeat the offense. All this, before we approach our God for sins against Him. This much, we learn from Judaism, the first monotheistic religion based on the Torah for Jews and Gentiles alike in the ‘mixed multitude’ or representative humanity, issued by the self-revealing God on Sinai who gave His Name as YHWH.

Take note: we are given 9 days to set it right with our fellowmen, and one day to set it right with God? Lopsided? Not when you really think that the teachings and instructions of YHWH are much about how to live right and well in community. What are laws for if we live alone? –Admin1.]

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As if 10 commandments were not enough to contend with, one of the first discoveries upon reading TNK/Tanach is that the Israelites were given by YHWH, other do’s and dont’s that add up [as of first and last count] to 613! For a categorization of the 613, please go to this site: http://www.jewfaq.org/613.htm.

Judaism teaches that actually, the 613 commandments fall under 10 categories, which would be the 10 commandments as we’ve always known them. Sigh of relief! Those 10 categories are:

belief in God,
prohibition of improper worship,
prohibition of oaths,
observance of sacred times,
respect for parents and teachers,
prohibition of physically harming a person,
prohibition of sexual immorality,
prohibition of theft,
prohibition of harming a person through improper speech,
prohibition against covetousness.

For a fuller discussion of these categories, please go to this link: http://www.jewfaq.org/10.htm.

The 10 commandments could be further shortened to 2 general categories, defining man’s relationship —

with God and
with fellowmen.

The rabbis teach that when there is a conflict between obeying the commandments toward God with the commandments toward fellowmen, the latter must prevail. The reason given is—God can take care of Himself, but if He places us in a position to help others, we are allowed to attend to that first.

Example: you are on your way to attend a Sabbath fellowship or bible study which of course pleases God; but an emergency involving a person required your assistance, attend to that person first. Jewfaq.org states: “When forced to choose between our duties to a person and our duties to G-d, we must pursue our duties to the person, because the person needs our help, but G-d does not need our help.”

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When we see reproductions of the 2 tablets, we usually see Commandments 1-5 on one side and 6-10 on the other. [Hebrew reads from right to left.]

You would think the arrangement should be 1-4 and 5-10, since honoring father and mother would naturally fall under human relationships. However, it appears that parents have been given the ability to recreate life, to participate in the creative act, the propagation of themselves through their children, the continuation of life through generations. The mother is the nurturer of that new life in the womb and cares for her child through the age of

responsibility/accountability; the father is given the command to teach Torah to the next generation.

[AST] Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Hear, O Israel: HaShem is our God, HaShem is the One and Only. You shall love HaShem, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your resources. And these matters that I command you today shall be upon your heart. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children and you shall speak of them while you sit in your home, while you walk on the way, when you retire and when you arise. Bind them as a sign upon your arm and let them be ornaments between your eyes. And write them on the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.

[EF] Hearken O Israel:

YHWH our God, YHWH (is) One!

You are to love YHWH your God

with all your heart, with all your being, with all your substance!

These words, which I myself command you today, are to be upon your heart.

You are to repeat them with your children

and are to speak to them

in your sitting in your house and in your walking in the way,

in your lying-down and your rising-up.

You are to tie them as a sign upon your hand,

and they are to be for bands between your eyes.

You are to write them upon the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Parents who do their part as God commanded them are God’s representative to the next generation; hence, they are to be loved and honored by their children. Jewfaq.org states:

“Disrespect to our biological creators is not merely an affront to them; it is also an insult to the Creator of the Universe. Accordingly, honor of father and mother is included on the tablet of duties to G-d.”

One last point to consider: it appears that there are differences in the versions of the 10 Commandments.

The Catholic version removes the verses on idolatry altogether, and to make up for one less, applies the prohibition against coveting to spouse and property.
The Protestant version separates idolatry from worshipping other gods.
Judaism remains true to the original listing in its own Scriptures, according to Exodus 20:1-14.

The following commentary on each commandments are from Artscroll The Stone Edition Tanach:

First Commandment: Belief in God: This is the positive commandment to believe in the existence of HaShem [The Name – YHWH] as the only God.

Second Commandment: Prohibition of Idolatry. This commandment comprises four negative injunctions:

(1) It is forbidden to believe in idols.

(2) It is forbidden to make or possess them.

(3) It is forbidden to worship them through any of the four forms of Divine service [prostration, slaughter, offering upon an altar, libations of wine or other liquids upon an altar]; and

[4] It is forbidden to worship an idol by a means that is unique to it.

Third Commandment: Prohibition of vain oaths. Just as it is forbidden to show contempt for God by making an idol, so it is forbidden to disgrace His Name by using it for no valid purpose.

Fourth Commandment: The Sabbath. This day serves as a constant reminder that God is the Creator, Who created for six days and rested on the seventh. Sabbath observance bears testimony to this concept. This includes not only deed, but attitude.

Fifth Commandment: Honoring parents. The 10 commandments are inscribed on 2 tablets, five on each. The first tablet contains laws regarding Man’s relationship with God while the second refers to relationships among people. This casts a revealing light on the significance God attaches to the honor He wants us to show parents. When people honor their parents, God regards it as if they honor Him.

Sixth Commandment: Prohibition against murder. Mechilla notes that the first commandment of the second tablet corresponds to the first of the other one, faith in God. Someone with true belief in God as the Creator and Sustainer of human life will not commit murder.

Seventh Commandment: Prohibition against adultery. By definition, this term refers only to cohabitation with a married woman, which is a capital offense. It is parallel to the second commandment, which forbids idolatry, for someone who betrays the marital relationship can be expected to betray God.

Eigth Commandment: Prohibition against kidnapping. In this prohibition, “stealing” refers to kidnapping. a kidnapper who forces his victim to work for him and then sells him into slavery is liable to the death penalty. The commandment against ordinary theft is found in Leviticus 19:11. Stealing is compared to the 3rd commandment because one who steals may well seek to cover his tracks by swearing falsely.

Ninth Commandment: Prohibition against bearing false witness. In addition to its literal meaning, this prohibits gossip and slander.

Tenth Commandment: Prohibition against coveting. This last commandment is one that only a Divine Lawgiver could have decreed. A mortal ruler can legislate against murder and theft, but only God can demand that people sanctify their thoughts and attitudes to the point where they purge themselves of such natural tendencies as jealousy and covetousness.

Update September 2015:

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Sinaites are recommending for MUST READ, if not MUST OWN, a book that will be elaborated on in a series of articles soon to be posted. Meanwhile, discover for yourself why we are intrigued by the title and content: The Hidden Book in the Bible: The Discovery of the First Prose Masterpiece; restored, translated and introduced by Richard Elliott Friedman, author of Who Wrote the Bible?

This is part of our Truth quest, specifically . . . how much of the book touted as “the very words of God” is “divine revelation” and how much is human-sourced in the process of transmission?

This does not shake our faith as it should not shake yours. In fact our collective experience as Sinai 6000’s core community is this: how progressively simpler it gets to live according to YHWH’s guidelines and manual for living.

Joining church and religion might be the beginning of all quests for the One True God, but the persistent personal quest motivated by a heart so hungry for God’s unadulterated Truth and accompanied by an open and discerning mind is what will get you there.

My father who founded an educational foundation has written simple guidelines that are implanted in my consciousness, two samples in green, his favorite color which became the university color:

“Education is a shield against the intolerance of the mind.”

“Education ends only with life.”

In effect, in the realm of knowledge and wisdom whether self-taught or schooled, never think that you have ‘arrived’; there is always so much more to learn; in fact, his message in a 1950 yearbook:

“A diploma is an inventory of the little that we know;

we frame it to remind us that the road to knowledge is endless.

Let us spread out and make use of the charm of knowledge for the common good. Knowledge is lost to those who use it only for the good of themselves.”

The lasting legacy of this wise father who was not into church or religion:

“My religion is to be good and to do good.”

And that is the essence of YHWH’s Torah that is lived rather than being relegated to Sunday church and membership in a religious denomination.

Hence, this website where Sinaites share what we learn every step of the way as we journey through the road less travelled—the pathway towards Sinai, the neutral territory where YHWH chose to reveal Himself and His Torah to the mixed multitude of Jew and Gentile. No man’s land, representative humanity—that should settle the issue of the universality of YHWH’s Torah.

The Jesus of John’s gospel (8:32) got it right:

“You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free”

—but better yet, listen to the of promise of YHWH Himself in Jeremiah 29:13-14:

And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart. . .

I will be found by you,’ declares YHWH . . . .

Postscript:

One last reminder from our banner-scroll:

“From the cowardice that shirks from new truth,

From the laziness that is content with half truth,

From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,

O GOD of TRUTH, deliver us.”

– An Old Jewish Prayer

A Sinaite's Sabbath Liturgy

A Sinaite’s Musical Liturgy – 4th Sabbath of September

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KINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS

Tune: “Remember the Sabbath” from the Seventh Day Adventist,

[Revised Lyrics and added Stanzas for S6K]

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1. Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy, honor the day:

Yahuwah commands us to love Him wholly, and we obey;

That we may know Him and learn His sacred ways,

Keeping the Sabbath holy in all our days.

2. Yahuwah, Creator, ceased from creating on the seventh day;

He blessed it, declared it the 4th commandment,

never changed the day;

So why does the world today observe another day,

They forgot His Sabbath, the seventh day.

3. But we who’ve discovered the ancient pathway,

where Jews have led the way;

Where Sabbath is sacred and set apart from

all the other days;

We’ve come to worship the God Whose Day is blest,

We are His Sabbath-keepers, in Him we rest.

4. So enter His Presence with hearts thanks-giving,

follow His Word;

And fill up this ‘house’ with our voices ringing,

may we be heard!

For we are longing to lift our hearts in praise,

Keeping the Sabbath holy, in all our days.

YAHUWAH, Lord of Sabbath, in You we rest!

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Original Tune: Thou didst leave Thy Throne

[Revised Lyrics for Sinai6000]

1. Thou didst leave Thy throne, yes Thy heavenly throne, to reach all humanity,

First to Adam and Eve who did not believe, in Thy image they failed to be . . .

Thou sent them away from Eden but never away from Thee.

2. Upon firstborn Cain, so the story goes, Thou didst leave a mercy mark,

Even Noah, his sons, his whole family Thou saved from calamity.

With a vow and a sign, a rainbow, and hope for humanity.

3. From idolatrous Terah Thou found Thy chosen in Abram, Abraham,

Who with Sarah, begot him a promised heir, the promised Isaac.

And soon after there came Jacob, renamed, known as Israel.

4. Thou didst leave Thy throne, yes Thy heavenly throne, but not only for Israel,

Thou chose them, and led them, and fed them and gave them Thy Will for humanity;

Thou made them a ‘light for gentiles’, a ‘kingdom of Priests’ for Thee.

5. Through Thy chosen nation of Israel, Thou has shown to a darkened world,

That Thy Light still shines and Thy Will fulfilled, Thou art RULER of all who see,

Come into my heart, YAHUWAH, there’s a throne in my heart for Thee.

Psalm 99 – Yahweh Is a Holy King

[Translation: Lexham English Bible (LEB)]

1 Yahweh is king; let the peoples tremble.
He sits enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth shake.
²Yahweh is great in Zion,
and he is exalted over all the peoples.
³Let them praise your great and fearful name.
He is holy.
⁴And the strength of the king loves justice.
You have established equity;
you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵Exalt Yahweh our God,
and worship at his footstool.
He is holy.
⁶Moses and Aaron were among his priests;
Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They called to Yahweh, and he answered them.
⁷He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud.
They kept his testimonies and the statute he gave to them.
⁸O Yahweh our God, you answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrong deeds.
⁹Exalt Yahweh our God,
and worship at his holy mountain,
for Yahweh our God is holy.

Original Tune: Oh how He loves you and me

[Revised Lyrics for S6K]

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Bless those who gather this day,

worshippers, here or away,

Giver of Life, You have granted us time,

Life-time to seek You,

serve You and love You,

What more could we ask of You!

Loved ones with us and apart,

surely they’re gifts from Your heart,

We ask Your blessing for each one we love,

graces and mercies,

watchful protection,

May they know You as we do!

[Take time to mention the names of your loved ones:

family, kin, friends and acquaintances, even foes, if any. ]

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HAVDALAH

Original Tune: O Mighty Cross

[Revised Lyrics for S6K]

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1. O Lord of LIFE Who knew my name,

before I came to know Your Name,

Your very breath inspires my soul,

my very being, spirit, heart, my mind, my all.

2. O God of Truth, how can I know . . .

the way to Life, the Way to You,

Your guiding Light, Your Words of Life,

have led me to the path, the only path to You.

3. YAHUWAH Lord, our God of Love,

Who’s taught Your Way, Who’s shown Your Will,

Your Torah says all I should know,

there is no other Source of Truth, it is just so.

4. Immortal God, Who was and is,

from now through all eternity,

You are the First, You are the Last,

no other God is there on earth or heaven above.

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In behalf of Sinai 6000 Core Community,

NSB@S6K