eloheihem
Continued from Chapter 26 (Hosea 1:7) Some Christians contend that two divine personalities appear in Hosea 1:7: “But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them [Israel] by Y-H-V-H their God [’Eloheihem].” The claim is made that if one should
convenant
Continued from Chapter 27 (Hosea 5:15) The prophet Hosea declares: “I will go and return to My place until they feel guilt and seek My face; in their trouble they will earnestly seek Me” (Hosea 5:15). In the course of his message of rebuke for apostasy, Hosea stresses
In the story of Yoseph’s descent to Egypt and his rise to leadership, we read that during the famine wagons full of supplies were sent to Yaacov in the land of Canaan. The issue of who sent the wagons to Yaacov is especially relevant since Yaacov says that when
baalim
Continued from Chapter 28 (Hosea 11:1-2) Hosea 11:1-2: When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. The more they [the prophets] called them, the more they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baalim, and offered to
olam
Continued from Chapter 29 (Micah 5:1) Micah 5:1 states: “But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, who are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of you shall one come forth to Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from ancient
gospel of matthew
Continued from Chapter 30 (Zechariah 9:9) The prophet Zechariah declares: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, your king is coming to you, he is just and has been saved, humble, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of a
gospel of john
Continued from Chapter 31 (Zechariah 12:10) Christians have argued that the prophet Zechariah is speaking of Jesus when he declares: “And they shall look to Me whom they have pierced; then they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only son” (Zechariah 12:10). They equate the
coming of elijah
Continued from Chapter 32 (Malachi 3:1, 23-24) Did Elijah come and we didn’t recognize him? The prophet Malachi declares: Behold, I send you My messenger, and he shall clear the way before Me; and the Lord, whom you seek will suddenly come to His Temple; and the
god
Continued from Chapter 33 (Psalms 2:7) Psalms 2:7 The concept of physical sonship with God the Father is not found in biblical theology or in first century Judaism. What is found is the biblical concept of the covenantal relationship whereby Israel or an individual within that nation is
homage in purity
Continued from Chapter 34 (Psalms 2:12) “Do homage in purity” In Psalms 2:12 it is stated: “Do homage in purity [nash-ku bar], lest He be angry, and you perish in the way.” The Christian rendering of the Hebrew phrase nash-ku bar as “kiss the son” is
corruption
Continued from Chapter 35 (Psalms 16:9-10) My flesh dwells in safety The Masoretic text of Psalms 16:9-10 reads: Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also dwells in safety. For You will not abandon my soul to the netherworld; neither will You
crucifixion
Continued from Chapter 36a Physical or spiritual body? What does the New Testament claim happened to the corpse of Jesus? Jesus is said to have been resurrected, to have entered into another kind and level of existence, one in which he will never again die. The New Testament authors are
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