In my last post, I explored the origins behind the word light or OWR (אור ) in Hebrew and went into how this word embodies not only the physical properties of brightness but also has strong spiritual overtones associated with joy and G-d’s glory. Today I would like to explore its opposite, the word CHOSEK. […]
1-4: If God created the sun on the 4th day, how did he create Day & Night on the 1st Day?
I recently came across a YOUTUBE video titled “Christianity is BS and the Bible is a f**ked up book“. The whole theme of the video was to demonstrate the absurdity of the Bible by pointing out supposed contradictions. The creator of this video, a young attractive female actually, starts off with the following example in […]
1-3: How the word “ELOHIM” expresses God’s plural nature and His majesty
In English, whenever we want to pluralize a word, we simply add “s” to it. A “cat” becomes “cats”. A “book” becomes “books”, etcetera. Along the same lines, whenever you want to pluralize a Hebrew noun, “-im” is added. For example, the Hebrew word for “student” is TALMID. “Students” would be TALMIDIM. […]
1-2: How God logically organized His creation
I encountered a curious phenomenon when I was living in South Korea. I was teaching English at the time and whenever I had my meals at the school together with the Korean staff, plopped on top of the dining room table would be a roll of toilet paper. I was like, “what the heck is this doing […]
1-1: God created the universe BEFORE Day One
Today we begin our study of Genesis Chapter One. Click here for the Complete Jewish Bible translation. Click here for the King James version. So have you ever heard this argument? “How could God have created the universe in just six days?” “The Hebrews claim that by counting the generations we find the earth to […]