Sep 17, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. (Exodus 22:28) There is another interesting interpretation of this instruction is related thematically to what we discussed yesterday. There are commentators who feel that the word elohim could...
Sep 16, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. (Exodus 22:28) There are varying ways in which to interpret this verse due to the fact that the Hebrew word translated as “God” is elohim. In fact, there are some translations that...
Sep 15, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry.” (Exodus 22:22-23) No one among God’s people are to be neglected or abused, especially those who...
Sep 14, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 22:21) As I shared yesterday, the Bible is adamant that God’s people should not oppress or mistreat those who are strangers among us. We...
Sep 13, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 22:21) Some of you might find it interesting to learn that the term “barbarian” was coined by Greeks for all non-Greeks; in other words, they...
Sep 12, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “You shall not permit a sorceress to live.” (Exodus 22:18) This particular command is intriguing to me for many reasons, one of which is the fact that it played an integral role in early American history. It was the basis for the execution of many...
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