Insights

The Priestly Blessing

Numbers 6:24-26 – “Yahweh blesses you and keeps you. Yahweh makes his face shine upon you and is gracious to you. Yahweh lifts his countenance upon you and makes you whole.” (PJT) A Little Iffy Traditional English translations often infuse a sense of if  Yahweh or Adonai is willing, that the blessing might have already… Continue reading The Priestly Blessing

Insights, Mistaken Perceptions

The Prodigal Father

Luke 15:11-24 This parable, commonly labeled the Parable of the Prodigal Son, parallels the story of mankind, with a few differences.  In this parable, there is a father who has two sons; one – the younger son – who takes his inheritance and squanders it; and the second – the older son – who remains… Continue reading The Prodigal Father

Insights

The Amazing Sixth Hebrew Letter

Genesis 1:1 – “בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ” (“In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth”). The waw is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it is used in scripture for the first time in the sixth word. The meaning of the word is – hook, as a connecting… Continue reading The Amazing Sixth Hebrew Letter