Tag: 1 Samuel 1
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"the Lord did strengthen them"
In my previous post, I wrote that people in the Near East in the Bronze Age relied on their gods for literally everything of significance. For the Israelites, it was only one God and to the extent that they managed to keep the first two out of the 10 commandments (which was very often not…
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Noah, the ark, and "rest" — part 7 ("Remember")
This post continues an overview of many related concepts, ultimately connecting Noah\’s ark with the rest we find through an everlasting covenant with God. Today we\’ll focus on \”remember\” — a word we\’ve discussed many times on the blog (see here and here for example). The Hebrew context of the word \”remember\” is very interesting. …