Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

In the Name of God

In the Name of God
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. Psalm 118:26 I grew up in the era of crime shows where the police would shout out “stop, in the name of the law!” Officers probably rarely shout that in real life but the idea…
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Halak – To Walk with God

Halak – To Walk with God
The Hebrew word halak can mean to walk, to go or to move. It is used in all of these ways in the Bible but most prominently referring to our spiritual walk. It refers to a lifestyle or way of living. The first use in that sense is in Genesis 5 stating that Enoch walked…
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Raca: Who is the Fool

Raca: Who is the Fool
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.  Matthew 5:22 How we speak to one another matters. Calling someone a fool, whether…
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Ebed-Melek

Ebed-Melek
Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him,“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet.”  Jeremiah 38:8-9 The word of the Lord came to the people of Jerusalem through Jeremiah to surrender to the Babylonians in order to live. God was coming to…
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