by admin | Feb 9, 2017 | Deuteronomy, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
I’m considering the third occurrence of yirʼâh (ויראתך) in the Bible, the word I’d hoped would distinguish the fear of the Lord from ordinary fear: This very day, yehôvâh (יהוה) said to Moses, I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify...
by admin | May 3, 2014 | Section Three, Torture
I don’t want to leave the impression that I am so perfected in love that I never fear punishment.[1] I’m a creature of habit. The possibility that God is punishing me for something is the first thing that comes to mind whenever it seems that things aren’t going my...