In the Hebrew Bible, God’s name is written using four consonants, which are transliterated as YHWH or YHVH. This name is known as the Tetragrammaton and is often referred to as the “unpronounceable name of God” because its exact pronunciation is uncertain.
Tag Archives: creation
Thread: Why Read The Bible In Hebrew? By Ari Lamm
The Hebrew for “crafty” and “naked” is nearly identical!
The implication is the serpent might have a point—he’s as clever as the first man and woman are naive.
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Genesis 1)
In the beginning when God created[a] the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; andContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Genesis 1)”
Poem: Why did God make me Black? by RuNell Ni Ebo
Lord, Lord Why did You make me Black? Why did You make someone the world wants to hold back? Black is the color of dirty clothes, the color of grimy hands and feet. Black is the color of darkness, the color of tire-beaten streets. Why did You give me thick lips, a broad nose andContinueContinue reading “Poem: Why did God make me Black? by RuNell Ni Ebo”
A Chapter a Day: Genesis 2
But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man…. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Pride Fail
Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. ~ John 15:20 I would like to humbly say that I am a humble person, but chances are that statement would haveContinueContinue reading “Pride Fail”