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11 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 42:21-25 from "Joseph" the movie at 2:31:00 We see the brothers arguing over what they had done to Joseph this week. They are standing in front of the great ruler of Mitzraim (Egyp...
4 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 42:12-20 "Joseph" the movie at 2:36:00+ We saw the sons of Israel (Jacob) were accused of being spies last week. They had also revealed that there are not just ten, but twelve brot...
28 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 42:6-11 "Joseph" the movie at 2:27:00+ Last week we read that Jacob, also known as Israel, sent ten of his sons to Mitsraim (Egypt) to buy food. They have now arrived and our story tel...
27 Jul 2023 2 minute read 9 comments Allen Taylor
Sometimes, the Proverbs are downright perplexing. Such is the case with Proverbs 13:22. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous. The first part of this verse is easy enough for...
21 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis : "Joseph" the movie at 2:26:00 Congrats yet again for making it through another chapter. We saw the famine getting worse last week. It was down to the the wire in Canaan, so Israe...
20 Jul 2023 3 minute read 6 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:21 has a difficult message for sinners. Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous. The problem is, all of us are sinners--including you, me, and the Pope. Well, then, if disaster pursues sinners and we're a...
14 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:53-57 "Joseph" the movie at 2:24:00 We have finished another chapter. We see it written that many came from all around Egypt to buy grain. The famine has begun and the people wh...
14 Jul 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:44-52 "Joseph" the movie at 2:21:00" We saw that Pharaoh had given Joseph control over all of Egypt last week. Now, we see him clarifying that position by saying that nobody can...
6 Jul 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:19 is a very simple aphorism. It contrasts the fulfillment of desire with turning from evil, an interesting comparison. At first glance, it might be taken to mean that happiness is life's highest purpose. I think that would be going too f...
29 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:18 is a difficult verse to reflect on, but for a different reason than many other verses may pose problems. It reads: Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored. It seems simple, but th...
