Tag: Matthew 5
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“Will a man rob God?” Thoughts on the Hebrew root ‘betsa’
Today’s post will cover an item from my “things to study in more depth when I find the time” list. It’s been there for about one year. While studying Genesis early last year, I noticed this fascinating Hebrew root ‘betsa’ and posted about a likely connection to Cain. (See this post.) Throughout the year, I…
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The covenant of salt and "none righteous"
Salt is mentioned in reference to covenants twice in the Old Testament, first here: 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. (Leviticus 2) Then…