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Eikhah ch.4 - Colours of Destruction
Chapter Four uses colours to depicts the suffering of the people on Jerusalem's streets.
v.1-11 speak of the siege and famine
v.12-20 speak of the bloo…
1 year, 4 months ago
Eikhah ch.3 - Suffering, Faith, and Salvation
Despite torturous suffering, the individual of our chapter retains his faith. Ultimately, God saves him. This is a story that gives hope to those who…
1 year, 5 months ago
Eikhah ch.2 - God's Fury
Chapter 2 focuses on God's fury. Two victims in particular are singled out:
1. The Temple itself
2. The children and babies
This chapter expresses forth…
1 year, 5 months ago
Eikhah ch.1 - Sobbing and Solitary
Eikhah gives the human angle to the destruction of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is depicted as a woman, forlorn and in tears, abandoned and humiliated.
Today …
1 year, 5 months ago
Ruth ch.4 - Names, Land, and Redemption
This chapter is quite legal. Today we focus on two key words: the "name" and "geula - redemption" because here in chapter 4, "redemption" is expresse…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ruth ch.3 - At the Threshing Floor
In this chapter Ruth goes out to the threshing floor at night. Boaz is apparently sleeping there all alone. And she uncovers his feet. The plan, devi…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ruth ch.2 - In the fields of Bethlehem
What attracts Boaz' attention to Ruth?
What aspect of Ruth's persona is significant to Boaz?
And how does Ruth embody the character of Abraham in contr…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ruth ch.1 - Shoftim and the Lessons of Devotion
This is a story that takes place on the backdrop of the period of the Shoftim. And yet, its message is very different to that book. What is Ruth tryi…
1 year, 5 months ago
Shir Hashirim ch.8 - A seal upon your heart
In Chapter 8 the couple manage to express their love and to experience their togetherness in the fullest manner.
And yet this is a difficult chapter. …
1 year, 5 months ago
Shir Hashirim ch.7 - The Uniqueness of the Jewish People
Chapter 7 begins with the other women beckoning the woman-lover, the "shulamit" as she is called, to return and dance with them. Rashi and the Midras…
1 year, 5 months ago