Category Archives: History
Beth-El- the house of God
When Abraham our father entered to the promise land, his second stop was in the city of Bet El as written in Genesis 12:8- “וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה, מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית-אֵל–וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה; בֵּית-אֵל מִיָּם, וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם, וַיִּבֶן-שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה, וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה” “And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-El, and pitched [...]
The Law and Life / Part II
“Blessed is the man [whose]…delight is in the law of the Lord” Psalm 1 Part Two: Israelite Law Religion is Law Essentially Israelite religion is following a set of codes. The legal precedent is set at Mount Sinai with Moses and the laws given by God, then we begin to learn the legal parameters of [...]
The Law and Life
“Blessed is the man [whose]…delight is in the law of the Lord” Psalm 1 Part One: The Roots of Law In the beginning…there was law In the oldest traditions known from ancient Mesopotamia and thereby the whole world, we learn that the Sumerian people were concerned about the abuse by the mighty of the poor [...]
Standing Stones: A Blessing and a Curse
The Multifaceted functions of Standing stones Standing stones (massebot plural. masseba singular. coming from the root nsb to ‘set up’) were used in a variety of cultic and non-cultic functions in the Ancient Near East. They were used to witness legal matters or covenants such as Joshua when renewing the Lord’s covenant with the people- [...]
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