by Chaim & Laura | Sep 28, 2013 | Devotionals
Isaiah 62:5: “For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.” This is an interesting poetic expression. In the first part of this verse in Isaiah it appears...
by Chaim & Laura | Sep 26, 2013 | Devotionals
Genesis 49:22: “Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a spring. His branches run over a wall.” This is presented as a poetic expression. It is the final blessing given by Jacob just before he died. However, this is more than just a blessing but a...
by Chaim & Laura | Sep 25, 2013 | Devotionals
Genesis 47:31: “And he said swear unto me and he swore unto him, And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.” Hebrews 11:21: “By faith Jacob when he was dying blessed both the sons of Joseph and worshipped upon the top of his staff. This is one passage...
by Chaim & Laura | Sep 23, 2013 | Devotionals
Deuteronomy 7:17-18: If thou shalt say in thine heart, “These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?” Thou shalt not be afraid of them but shall remember what the Lord did unto Pharaoh and all of Egypt. When twelve spies confronted giants in the...
by Chaim & Laura | Sep 20, 2013 | Devotionals
Genesis 18:10: “And Sarah heard it in the tent door which was behind him.” I was reading in an ancient rabbinical work which noted that there was no preposition in the original text before the word door. Rabbi Shimon in this ancient text translated this as...
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