Jacob did deceive.
When Jacob was cooking the stew, Esau sold the firstborn right. But he deceived his father by disguising as Esau...
favorite music of the month
This is called Sim Shalom (Grant Peace). This is one of the songs/prayer from their prayer book. I don't know if this is one of the songs that most of the Jewish people know, but it certainly is a friendly-sounded song. I love it. After you pass the interview part, the music starts.
This is what the song is about. ( I don't know if he is singing all this or not.)
"Grant peace, happiness, and blessing to the world, with grace, love, and mercy for us and for the people Israel. Bless us, our Father, one and all, with Your light; for by that light did You teach us Torah and life, love and tenderness, justice, mercy, and peace. May it please You to bless Your people Israel in every season and at all times with Your gift of peace. Praised are You, Lord who blesses His people Israel with peace."
May God's peace, happiness, blessing, grace, love, and mercy in us all..
This is what the song is about. ( I don't know if he is singing all this or not.)
"Grant peace, happiness, and blessing to the world, with grace, love, and mercy for us and for the people Israel. Bless us, our Father, one and all, with Your light; for by that light did You teach us Torah and life, love and tenderness, justice, mercy, and peace. May it please You to bless Your people Israel in every season and at all times with Your gift of peace. Praised are You, Lord who blesses His people Israel with peace."
May God's peace, happiness, blessing, grace, love, and mercy in us all..
Jacob is not a deceiver?
I thought I was taught that the name Jacob meant 'deceiver'.
The Blue Letter says that Jacob means supplanter or heel holder. When I read the Jewish commentaries here and there on the internet, it doesn't look like they see Jacob as a deceiver. I have been slowly researching but haven't come to my personal conclusion. When we discuss Jacob's story in a bible study without consulting the original meaning and by simply comparing the different translations, our opinions are usually based on the image of Jacob as a deceiver. But what if he wasn't a deceiver??? We have to think about this. I am not talking about the salvation through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. I just wonder why the Jewish people's understanding of the Bible is not valued so much...my simple questions.
Another surprising word I learned about Jacob is that while his brother was a cunning hunter, the Bible says that Jacob was a 'plain' man who dwelt in the tent. Then we who read the translated Bible create certain images of both of them in our head. The word plain, in original language, means this according to the Blue Letter Bible.
1) perfect, complete
a) complete, perfect
1) one who lacks nothing in physical strength, beauty, etc
b) sound, wholesome
1) an ordinary, quiet sort of person
c) complete, morally innocent, having integrity
1) one who is morally and ethically pure
Look who Esau, a cunning hunter, is like according to the Blue Letter Bible. This is what the translated word, cunning, means in Hebrew.
1) to know
a) (Qal)
1) to know
a) to know, learn to know
b) to perceive
c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
d) to discriminate, distinguish
e) to know by experience
f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
g) to consider
2) to know, be acquainted with
3) to know (a person carnally)
4) to know how, be skilful in
5) to have knowledge, be wise
b) (Niphal)
1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
2) to make oneself known
3) to be perceived
4) to be instructed
c) (Piel) to cause to know
d) (Poal) to cause to know
e) (Pual)
1) to be known
2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
g) (Hophal) to be made known
h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Interesting.
The Blue Letter says that Jacob means supplanter or heel holder. When I read the Jewish commentaries here and there on the internet, it doesn't look like they see Jacob as a deceiver. I have been slowly researching but haven't come to my personal conclusion. When we discuss Jacob's story in a bible study without consulting the original meaning and by simply comparing the different translations, our opinions are usually based on the image of Jacob as a deceiver. But what if he wasn't a deceiver??? We have to think about this. I am not talking about the salvation through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. I just wonder why the Jewish people's understanding of the Bible is not valued so much...my simple questions.
Another surprising word I learned about Jacob is that while his brother was a cunning hunter, the Bible says that Jacob was a 'plain' man who dwelt in the tent. Then we who read the translated Bible create certain images of both of them in our head. The word plain, in original language, means this according to the Blue Letter Bible.
1) perfect, complete
a) complete, perfect
1) one who lacks nothing in physical strength, beauty, etc
b) sound, wholesome
1) an ordinary, quiet sort of person
c) complete, morally innocent, having integrity
1) one who is morally and ethically pure
Look who Esau, a cunning hunter, is like according to the Blue Letter Bible. This is what the translated word, cunning, means in Hebrew.
1) to know
a) (Qal)
1) to know
a) to know, learn to know
b) to perceive
c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
d) to discriminate, distinguish
e) to know by experience
f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
g) to consider
2) to know, be acquainted with
3) to know (a person carnally)
4) to know how, be skilful in
5) to have knowledge, be wise
b) (Niphal)
1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
2) to make oneself known
3) to be perceived
4) to be instructed
c) (Piel) to cause to know
d) (Poal) to cause to know
e) (Pual)
1) to be known
2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
g) (Hophal) to be made known
h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Interesting.
Anatomy/Physiology class
I have a son who is in college, and now I am in college ( a diploma program) at a different place in the evening. It was such a huge decision. I prayed a lot, and I see God's work all over. He is in my fundamental anatomy/physiology class. Wow. This type of class was the reason why I didn't think I could go to college past 20+years. I never thought I would be attending school like this at my age, though I was interested. Am I smart enough?? I wasn't sure and was afraid. Then there was a job that may be for me that I would like to try. Then God laid me off when the whole country (and thus all over the world) seemed to be going down the hill financially. I wasn't sure which way to go but deep inside something was telling me it was time to go forward. I will go for it now or ....when??? So I started to look into it more and suddenly everything worked out. After I went to the orientation I saw the textbook. Oh, Lord, how do you expect me to understand this??? My heart was beating hard...nervous... After I prayed, I started reading the textbook with my best of everything before school actually started. My brain still needs a lot of push at my age and it takes me forever to read the text and do my homework and memorize things, but God makes me smile in my anatomy class. I wrote to my teacher after the finals were over.
Dear Ms. (teacher's name),
It was such an amazing experience! I wish I could write a poem for you but since I am not good at it, please allow me to explain what I thought about your class.
I loved Mitochondria. He (that is what I call it) has folds (like wrinkles) and he has the power. He even has a girlfriend called cristae, and kindly assists a sperm to keep going. Then I was touched by the story of lysosome. She watches over the cell, breaks down the stored food, and if it is necessary she even goes out and die (autolysis). I looked forward to your lectures.
While I was studying hard at home for the finals, interesting thoughts came to my mind. I saw you in my study sheet.
You are like the RNA and we, the students, are the ribosomes. You have an access to the most important information (m RNA), then you get the right ingredients (t RNA). Then you come to us and match with our particular needs! Now we can move on.
You are also like the schwann cell. Instead of having us understand each and detailed information in the book, you covered the class with myelin sheath and exposed only the Nodes of Ranvier - we went through this course quickly with the important fundamental information.
Ms. (teacher's name), you are such a wonderful teacher. You made this part of my life possible.
Thank you very much! May our cells keep dividing...
Sincerely,
(my name)
I found out that the anatomy is the study of God's creation. In the last class, I learned that the embryo knows how to rest on the seventh day.
In my textbook, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology second edition, Donald C. Rizzo says this:
"By the seventh day following ovulation, the developing embryo has embedded itself in the
endometrial lining of the uterus."
Praise the LORD!
Dear Ms. (teacher's name),
It was such an amazing experience! I wish I could write a poem for you but since I am not good at it, please allow me to explain what I thought about your class.
I loved Mitochondria. He (that is what I call it) has folds (like wrinkles) and he has the power. He even has a girlfriend called cristae, and kindly assists a sperm to keep going. Then I was touched by the story of lysosome. She watches over the cell, breaks down the stored food, and if it is necessary she even goes out and die (autolysis). I looked forward to your lectures.
While I was studying hard at home for the finals, interesting thoughts came to my mind. I saw you in my study sheet.
You are like the RNA and we, the students, are the ribosomes. You have an access to the most important information (m RNA), then you get the right ingredients (t RNA). Then you come to us and match with our particular needs! Now we can move on.
You are also like the schwann cell. Instead of having us understand each and detailed information in the book, you covered the class with myelin sheath and exposed only the Nodes of Ranvier - we went through this course quickly with the important fundamental information.
Ms. (teacher's name), you are such a wonderful teacher. You made this part of my life possible.
Thank you very much! May our cells keep dividing...
Sincerely,
(my name)
I found out that the anatomy is the study of God's creation. In the last class, I learned that the embryo knows how to rest on the seventh day.
In my textbook, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology second edition, Donald C. Rizzo says this:
"By the seventh day following ovulation, the developing embryo has embedded itself in the
endometrial lining of the uterus."
Praise the LORD!
