Post Counting Jacob’s Blessings Before he leaves the world, Jacob blesses his sons. Similarly, Moses also blesses the tribes before he dies. But the two sets of blessings are very different. Not all of… Read More
Post Does God Have a Finger? When Moses and Aaron confronted Pharaoh, his court magicians tried to refute their demand to release the Hebrews by mimicking their miraculous acts. This proved to be within the magicians’… Read More
Post Four Languages of Redemption When Moses first encounters the God of Israel, God assures him that he will redeem Israel from their Egyptian bondage. In Egypt, He repeats this promise using language that seems… Read More
Post Loving like an Eagle In this verse in Proverbs, King Solomon advises against working hard just to gain wealth since wealth is something that is fleeting. He compares it to an eagle that is… Read More
Post God’s Outstretched Hand Moses’ first encounter with God is fraught with unexpected challenges. God addresses the anticipated incredulity of the Hebrews, emphasizing the longstanding covenant with the patriarchs. He then addresses the probability… Read More
Post How is the fig similar to the Bible? In Micah chapter 4, the prophet Micah describes what life will be like at the time of the ultimate redemption. Like Isaiah (2:2-4), he describes how the Temple Mount will… Read More
Post Mount Sinai: The Burning Bush to the Giving of the Torah The Burning Bush described in this week’s Torah portion has become the archetypal symbol of the divine call to action. Referred to in theology as a theophany, the bush was… Read More
Post The Holy Land; Like a Gazelle? The gazelle lives in mountain desert and semi-desert climates. The desert gazelle, today an endangered species found almost exclusively in the Land of Israel, spends most of its time on… Read More
Post Israel is like a Dove The dove appears numerous times in the Bible. It was one of the animals used for sacrificial offerings in the Temple, a fact which is mentioned in the Bible and… Read More
Post It takes effort and perseverance to achieve success This verse contains a list of the seven special agricultural products of the Land of Israel. These seven species are somehow connected to the land and are considered special in… Read More
