by admin | Apr 18, 2021 | A Monotonous Cycle, Cities of Refuge, Section Five
I intend to consider another description of cities of refuge to fortify the conviction that Genesis 9:5, 6 was God’s description of his own attitude and behavior toward murderers post-flood. He knew his own heart, his own judgments. There was no need for the detail...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | A Monotonous Cycle, Cities of Refuge, Section Five
After the flood God spoke to Noah and his sons.[1] Masoretic Text Septuagint Genesis 9:5, 6 (Tanakh) Genesis 9:5, 6 (NET) Genesis 9:5, 6 (NETS) Genesis 9:5, 6 (English Elpenor) And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I...
by admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Section Five, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
I returned to the same church I had left, believing they were right and I was wrong. I resurrected my god of punishment, more or less, and resolved to be a do-it-yourself-Christian with renewed vigor. I began to worship my own free will again, though I would have...
by admin | Jan 26, 2021 | Section Five, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
Jesus said, I always do those things that please him[1] (literally: “I the pleasing things do always”). “How?” I ask. I couldn’t even say, “I always lie.” The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works,[2] Jesus replied. But I say, Paul wrote, live by the Spirit...
by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Section Five, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
In the movie M*A*S*H Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall) is introduced on his knees at his cot praying aloud. At sixteen I thought he was some kind of super-Christian. I wouldn’t have prayed aloud like that at church camp. When he yelled at Private Boone (Bud Cort)...
by admin | Jun 27, 2020 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
Cain complained to יְהֹוָ֑ה (yehôvâh): Masoretic Text Septuagint Genesis 4:14 (Tanakh) Genesis 4:14 (NET) Genesis 4:14 (NETS) Genesis 4:14 (English Elpenor) Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I...