To divide, disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter abroad, separate self, sever self, stretch.
Separates: נִפְרָ֑ד – nifrad
Seeks: יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ – yevakkesh
To seek, ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after.
Through desire: לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה – letaavah
A desire, exceedingly, greedily, lusting, pleasant
Newton’s Toolbox
Sir Isaac Newton gave science the mathematical tools it needed to deny the existence of heaven and hell. Unfortunately the tools require two assumptions which just happen to be wrong.
Corporal Punishment
As a single dad who's been chewed up and spat out by by social services there isn't anything more sickening than a Pastor preaching at full-tilt and yelling about how he beat his kids for any minor infraction of his authority.
The Witch of Endor
You may be skeptical of the idea that there's an underworld realm of the dead deep in the interior of the Earth, or that the souls of the Old Testament saints had to wait there for the messiah. That's understandable.
Direction of Motion
The direction of motion is a clue that we've used to put all of the puzzle pieces together. We could induce a meaning to a passage, or we could compare it to our model and deduce that the pit is lower than the grave.
All perfection: כֹּל – kol
The whole, all, to complete.
Introducing Sophia Proton
If wisdom was with God throughout the process of creation, then is this another aspect of Jesus Christ? Are we talking about Jesus/the Word/the deep/wisdom?
At the Feet of Gamaliel
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 5:24-32 Just read. Acts 5:33-42 33 The threat of imminent death was very real. This is why the Angel of the Lord let them out of prison. 34 Gamaliel was well regarded as a scholar of the law. Acts 22:1-5 Paul studied under Gamaliel. He uses the name to give …
Matty's Paradigm 