Old Testament Facts
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 4 “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Yahweh Eloheinu, Yahweh echad [Hear, Isra’el! Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one]; 5 and you are to love Yahweh your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources. Here is a better literal translation of what this reads using what the words actually mean …
Psalm 32 -The Blessings of Forgiveness, Protection, and Guidance This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. According to James Montgomery Boice, the Hebrew word for Contemplation (maskil) might be better understood as “instruction.” This is the first of twelve …
The Prayer of Azariah is said by Azariah alone. It is a song of lamentation following a liturgical style popular after the 4th century bc: an introductory section of praise to God, a confession of Israel’s sin, a plea for mercy, and a doxology. …
Intellect and Memory. We associate thought and memory with the brain today, but in the idiom of the Bible, thinking is a function of the heart. The psalmist thought about his present difficult situation in the light of his past. …
God’s 13 Attributes of Mercy borrowed partly from Student Rabbi Sandra Charak Still reeling from the people’s apostasy at the Golden Calf and afraid that God will abandon them, Moses beseeches God to let him “know God’s ways” (Exodus 33:13). …
14 FACTS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ISRAEL Two peoples claim the same piece of real estate in the Middle East. Whose land is it? Who owns the title deed? Israel or the Palestinians? Both peoples? Who has the right …
…Then you have put your Faith in: A Born and Raised Messiah of the Jews Who Was a Jew Rom 15:8 For I say that the Messiah became a servant of the Jewish people in order to show God’s …
