“I called, in my distress, to the Lord, and He answered me” Jonah 2:3 Relationships involve level of emotionality. While love is the one most frequently bantered about with unions, there is another feeling that can exist within bonds. “Fear of God” is an emotion that can exist within a Human-Deity relationship. Commentator Dennis PragerContinue reading “Relationship Advice? A Book of Jonah TCM”
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Emotions? Amos’ Ten Commandments Moment
Love is love? Unlike other Torah passages, the Ten Commandments does not express how one should feel about the Decalogue’s shalls or shall nots. The Prophet Amos places emotions in the balance concerning Humanity’s dealings. Should Amos’ words apply to the Ten Commandments? Are there consequences for failing to assert emotional interest in the dealingsContinue reading “Emotions? Amos’ Ten Commandments Moment”
Priorities: Tazria’s Ten Commandments’ Moment
The Torah Portion Tazria spells out an essential commandment. It is one that rivals the Decalogue in import. The portion commands that “on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumsized.” Leviticus 12:3. In Hebrew, the ceremony for that event is called “Brit Milah”. With this, we have our Ten Commandments’ moment:Continue reading “Priorities: Tazria’s Ten Commandments’ Moment”
If Prophecy Was Country Music? A Book of Joel Ten Commandments’ Moment
To My Email Readers: I apologize for the prior incomplete post. My dog hit the publish key! Country Music walks a line. On one side, there is brilliant lyric of “exes living in Texas” to “the time i get to Phoenix” to the roads with “Mountain Mamas”. These country songs paint pictures rivaling those workingContinue reading “If Prophecy Was Country Music? A Book of Joel Ten Commandments’ Moment”
A Book of Hosea Ten Commandments’ Moment: Revelations on the Decalogue
I’ve been told that it wasn’t until Philo of Alexandria that the Decalogue was coined “the Ten Commandments.” Thus, as we search through the scripture in search of Ten Commandments’ moments, we do so with no expectation that biblical figures would reference the Decalogue in that fashion. Thus, we put on our detective caps andContinue reading “A Book of Hosea Ten Commandments’ Moment: Revelations on the Decalogue”
AI, My Biggest Fan?
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall… Snow White’s Wicked Queen and I are now perhaps besties. Creating content for this project has become an actual project. Wanting to stay on the Ten Commandments’ topic, I decided to take a deep dive through scripture and other ancient literature- i.e. pseudopigrapha, via a Decalogue lens. This concept hasContinue reading “AI, My Biggest Fan?”
A Footnote or Addendum? A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment
The Book of Isaiah offers a “by the way…” moment elaborating on the Ten Commandments. When the Ten Commandments were delivered by Moses from Mt. Sinai, the covenant was established with the God who brought the Children of Israel out of Egypt. They accepted that this deity would be their only god and there wouldContinue reading “A Footnote or Addendum? A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment”
A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment: The Ultimate Sacrifice?
“Why do I need your numerous sacrifices?” The Book of Isaiah 1:11 Beyond two tablets with laws set in stone, the Decalogue has external factors. The scheme establishes relationships: God-Human and Human-Human. The Torah provides two unique tracts of administering justice/morality. For God-Human relations, sacrifices were instituted. Some of these sacrifices, i.e. sin or guiltContinue reading “A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment: The Ultimate Sacrifice?”
A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment: The Truth Be Told
On a daily basis we confront matters of truth and opinion. The truths are the “2+2=4″‘s of life. Opinions are a different beast. With opinions, we veer off into a matrix of probabilities. Terms such as certainty, reasonable, likely and possibly are entertained and are cemented in as some form of truth. Inherently, opinions areContinue reading “A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment: The Truth Be Told”
Tzav, A Ten Commandments’ Moment?
Finding “Ten Commandments’ Moments” within each and every weekly Torah Portion is challenging. Cubits, genealogies and the instructions for priestly sacrifices offer impediments. The Portion Tzav ironically is one involving priestly sacrifice. Tzav discusses burnt offerings, sin offerings, and peace offerings in much detail. Is there a connection between these sacrifices and the Ten Commandments?Continue reading “Tzav, A Ten Commandments’ Moment?”
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