Sep 23, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth. (Exodus 23:13) What was meant by this command? Elijah mentioned Ba’al by name on several occasions during his...
Sep 22, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your...
Sep 19, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it. (Exodus...
Sep 18, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. (Exodus 23:1-2) When...
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...
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