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Subscribe to this bloggerEli recently completed his MA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focusing on the Bible .Nowadays, he teaches Bible, Jewish Philosophy and Mathematics in ”The Beit Hinuch high school” in Jerusa
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How a tree can reign?
March 31st, 201202:58 PM ETOne of the most beautiful ways of the Bible to share the message with us is by using fables and allegories. Today we are going to meet four trees that had the opportunity to become the kings of all the trees. The background for this fable is at the beginning of Judges 9, as written: "וַיֵּלֶךְ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-יְרֻבּ... -
The importance of a new covenant
March 31st, 201202:57 PM ETThe book of Jeremiah has one of the most important texts for the nations of this world- the text about the new covenant between G-d and his people. Though that the words relate only to the people of Israel, a lot of us, people of this planet were inspired by these words, as we can read in Jeremiah 31:30-33- "הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִי... -
How the Temple can stop the drought?
February 27th, 201202:01 PM ETAs a Biblical Hebrew teacher, who lives in the Promised Land, I can tell you that we are praying a lot to change the weather, due to the lack of water in the Sea of Galilee. Sometimes people forget that according to The Scriptures there's a reason for the lack of water. Even if you don't agree with the next verses, you must read them, as written: ... -
Who removed his shoes?
February 27th, 201201:59 PM ETIn the Old testament there are two stories that share the same idea of removing the shoes off the legs. The first one was the in the story of the burning bush, as we can read in Exodus 3:2-5- " וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֵלָיו, בְּלַבַּת-אֵשׁ--מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה; וַיַּרְא, וְהִנֵ... -
What happened to Hagar's son?
February 27th, 201201:56 PM ETGenesis 21 is one of the chapters that can teach you about the importance of names in the Old Testament. If there's a name that is mentioned, we can understand the future of this character. However, we need to pay attention to another detail- what happened if there's a character without a name that is mentioned? When Sarah saw that she was barren,... -
How to remember the past in the present?
February 27th, 201201:55 PM ET5 years ago, when I married my wife, I read two verses from Psalms 137. This chapter is a mixture of past, present and future in the history of the Israelites. Today we are going to speak about the past and the present. The past is the destruction of the First Temple and the people that were in the exile explain their feelings in these words: "ע... -
What's the best song in the Bible?
January 30th, 201202:58 AM ETThe book of Psalms ends with a beautiful psalm that is music to our ears. When I read these last words of this book, my heart is full of excitement, I can feel the Levites who were standing on the Temple's stairs, when G-d was praised. Let's enjoy the words, as written: " הַלְלוּ-יָהּ: הַלְלוּ-אֵל בְּקָדְשׁוֹ; הַ... -
Can we return to Egypt?
January 30th, 201202:57 AM ETThere are three places in the Pentateuch that forbid the Israelites to come back to Egypt, after they left it. The first is in Exodus 14:13- " וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-הָעָם, אַל-תִּירָאוּ--הִתְיַצְּבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת-יְשׁוּעַת יְהוָה, אֲשֶׁר-יַעֲשֶׂה לָכֶם הַי... -
Are we ready to listen?
January 30th, 201202:55 AM ETThe destruction of the First Temple was a shocking event in the history of the Israelites. However, not everyone remembers that in the Promised Land stayed people who were very confused about the future to come. Jeremiah, who was the prophet in this period, was asked to help those people to reach an important decision, as written: "וַיִּגּ... -
What was the date of the first Temple's destruction?
January 30th, 201202:53 AM ETIn the Jewish tradition the ninth day of month 'AV', the fifth month according to the Old Testament, considered to be the day when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and burned the first Temple, in 586 B.C.E. However, not many people know that this date is not found in the Bible. If we read the description of Jerusalem's destruction in 2 Kings 25...
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