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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...
23 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:29-36 "Joseph" the movie at 2:12:00 We see Joseph repeating the same thing he said last week but today, he does so with a lot more detail and some suggestions on how to avoid di...
22 Jun 2023 7 minute read 21 comments Allen Taylor
I find Proverbs 13:17 to be both troubling and encouraging. It's a fitting pearl of wisdom for our absurdly awkward time. Many proverbs, we've found, make a comparison between wicked people and the righteous. Here, we find the comparison to be betwee...
16 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 41:22-28 "Joseph" the movie at 2:07:00 We saw Joseph being brought before Pharaoh last week where he told him that God can provide an answer to his desperate dreams. We heard the d...
15 Jun 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Allen Taylor
If one reads The Crux long enough, one might come away with the impression that I see Jesus Christ in every verse of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. That isn't actually the case, but I can understand why one might get that impression. I do, ho...
