My thought was how interesting that the pharaoh decided to forfeit /kill his strongest future slaves- the boys, due the possibility of their becoming the future warriors against him. Sort of a head-scratcher for him, I would think.
And I, too, really value your translations of the original Hebrew, and comparisons with that to the Geneva Bible and the King James versions. It is so important for us to learn, given the differences in translations re the true nature of God's relationship with us, his children here on Earth.
So, thank you so very much for your taking the time to delve into it all, and to teach us what you have learned. I recall your saying that you felt driven to understand how those who fought the Revolutionary War were able to risk everything, their lives, their homes, their families' well-being to fight for their freedom, meaning what was their source of strength and courage? And you searched it out and found the Geneva Bible, which was their Bible . . . Thank you, thank you, thank you! Ann Williams
Naomi, you are just amazing and I absolutely love what you are doing in your reading of the scriptures! I am so glad you are back doing Exodus and I just finished listening to chapters 1 and 2. I am a firm believer that you don’t get to heaven by just believing something, It takes work. My husband and I have been sharing a lesson that I had put together years ago with the idea that “Jesus made himself the son of God“. And a parallel scripture for us Who claimed to believe, that says “make your calling and election sure“. I had just used that exact example this past Tuesday of Jesus intentionally riding a donkey into the city to fulfill scripture. I believe Jesus grew up hearing stories of the angel appearing to his mother and aunt Elizabeth and also the stories of other miraculous or unusual things that happened revolving around his birth. I think as a young man he took God at his word and started making it happen. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that! I often wonder how many people were called to fulfill what a prophet like Isaiah or Elijah or Amos did but said no to God. We don’t read about them, only about the ones who said yes and made it happen. Thank you again so much for what you are doing! It is incredibly timely and so necessary in this time!
Curious if this version of the Bible has references to the dual or tripartite nature of G-d. Raised a Catholic, I've been a Mystic my entire life, not unlike those in the tradition of Theresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Hildegard of Bingen. In my personal, ecstatic relationship the G-d who guides me is male, female, mysterious and fiery like the Holy Spirit, and childlike. Catholics embrace this multiverse of divinity via cults of Magdalene and the Holy Mother, charismatic and service-oriented associations and practices, various orders, and personal relationships with the prophets and saints. I've also enjoyed decades of comparative study of Eastern practices and approaches and find that the principles of unity of the G-dhead yet multiplicity in emanation and expression are very similar.
I have a serious challenge with any religion that assigns a male gender to a divine entity. Especially given that the 'Creator' is not the one who actually gives birth. In many (most?) indigenous cultures, it is well recognized that the divine creator is a woman/female in the sense that they nurture and give birth to the next generation. Yet, today, women and girls around the world continue to be, to varying degrees, exploited, abused, tortured, killed just for being women and often in the name of a male deity in a global patriarchal paradigm. While women have made great strides, we're seeing a regression into the old sexual stereotypes which constrained both men and women to the point where we now have boys and girls actually surgically sterilizing themselves in order to fit into those stereotypes.
As much as I would love to place my faith in a benevolent male divine creator, I struggle with the concept that I'm worshiping a deity in the form of a man. Especially since I, as a woman in this western culture have experienced many episodes of sexual violence and abuse at the hands of men. How can I reconcile the violence that I see men doing in the world and in my circle of women while at the same time put my faith in a deity whose gender on this planet gives rise to such misery in the human female population?
Please know that I genuinely want to love and honour the men as a sex class, as someone who's actually forgiven my own father for these crimes. But when we know that as I write this passage, men are raping babies, children, adolescents and women on publicly or secretly available websites with impunity, among many other atrocities, it creates in me a profound sense of betrayal of those victims to turn around and worship a male. Please help me make sense of this.
I Love that you are talking about the Geneva Bible. Reminds me of my Cousin speaking. For fun, try the New World Translation, Genesis, Isaiah, Mark and Hebrews. And when I get a chance I'll give the Geneva Bible a try. The Presbyterians have rock solid Theology. https://www.pcusastore.com/Products/OGA16018/book-of-confessions-pdf.aspx But, I generally like to work out my own salvation. Philippians 2:12
12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;https://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=work+out&t=nrs&c=n Glad you are having fun, very refreshing. God Bless Roy
Thank you Naomi. Everyone should know our Great God. I’m a student of Biblical Hebrew. I’ve learned so much already. I have really appreciated your conversations with Eric Metaxis regarding your enlightenment, and powerful testimony as to what God is doing in this time in history. I agree with you. I really enjoy listening to your recorded essays. You’re so well spoken and intelligent.
It is interesting, “who made you a judge over us?”. Later we hear, “what is it?” for the manna. Words of unknowing regarding the deeds of a God who wants to be known. And I am so far behind where I should be. :-(
The history of humanity as written in the Old Testament tells the story of the people whom God favored, the Hebrew nation. After the Law was given, the people lived under this sacrificial system with priests who performed the sacrifices of animals for the covering of sins. Fast Forward to The New Testament Book of Hebrews. The author of Hebrews begins the first chapter saying, 'God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the world.' The writes goes on to explain how Jesus is greater than angels, Moses, and the sacrificial system as His life, death, and resurrection rendered the old covenant obsolete. Hebrews 9:15 'For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.' Jesus is High Priest of the New Covenant, according to the order of Melchizedek.
Thank you for this Naomi. You read beautifully. At the height of 2021 madness I wrote to my doctor and reminded him of the midwives, the medical professionals of their day. They refused to do the government’s dirty work but rather forced Pharaoh to reveal directly what was in his heart.
Hey Naomi, from Jackson, Mississippi !
My thought was how interesting that the pharaoh decided to forfeit /kill his strongest future slaves- the boys, due the possibility of their becoming the future warriors against him. Sort of a head-scratcher for him, I would think.
And I, too, really value your translations of the original Hebrew, and comparisons with that to the Geneva Bible and the King James versions. It is so important for us to learn, given the differences in translations re the true nature of God's relationship with us, his children here on Earth.
So, thank you so very much for your taking the time to delve into it all, and to teach us what you have learned. I recall your saying that you felt driven to understand how those who fought the Revolutionary War were able to risk everything, their lives, their homes, their families' well-being to fight for their freedom, meaning what was their source of strength and courage? And you searched it out and found the Geneva Bible, which was their Bible . . . Thank you, thank you, thank you! Ann Williams
Naomi, you are just amazing and I absolutely love what you are doing in your reading of the scriptures! I am so glad you are back doing Exodus and I just finished listening to chapters 1 and 2. I am a firm believer that you don’t get to heaven by just believing something, It takes work. My husband and I have been sharing a lesson that I had put together years ago with the idea that “Jesus made himself the son of God“. And a parallel scripture for us Who claimed to believe, that says “make your calling and election sure“. I had just used that exact example this past Tuesday of Jesus intentionally riding a donkey into the city to fulfill scripture. I believe Jesus grew up hearing stories of the angel appearing to his mother and aunt Elizabeth and also the stories of other miraculous or unusual things that happened revolving around his birth. I think as a young man he took God at his word and started making it happen. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that! I often wonder how many people were called to fulfill what a prophet like Isaiah or Elijah or Amos did but said no to God. We don’t read about them, only about the ones who said yes and made it happen. Thank you again so much for what you are doing! It is incredibly timely and so necessary in this time!
Curious if this version of the Bible has references to the dual or tripartite nature of G-d. Raised a Catholic, I've been a Mystic my entire life, not unlike those in the tradition of Theresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Hildegard of Bingen. In my personal, ecstatic relationship the G-d who guides me is male, female, mysterious and fiery like the Holy Spirit, and childlike. Catholics embrace this multiverse of divinity via cults of Magdalene and the Holy Mother, charismatic and service-oriented associations and practices, various orders, and personal relationships with the prophets and saints. I've also enjoyed decades of comparative study of Eastern practices and approaches and find that the principles of unity of the G-dhead yet multiplicity in emanation and expression are very similar.
I have a serious challenge with any religion that assigns a male gender to a divine entity. Especially given that the 'Creator' is not the one who actually gives birth. In many (most?) indigenous cultures, it is well recognized that the divine creator is a woman/female in the sense that they nurture and give birth to the next generation. Yet, today, women and girls around the world continue to be, to varying degrees, exploited, abused, tortured, killed just for being women and often in the name of a male deity in a global patriarchal paradigm. While women have made great strides, we're seeing a regression into the old sexual stereotypes which constrained both men and women to the point where we now have boys and girls actually surgically sterilizing themselves in order to fit into those stereotypes.
As much as I would love to place my faith in a benevolent male divine creator, I struggle with the concept that I'm worshiping a deity in the form of a man. Especially since I, as a woman in this western culture have experienced many episodes of sexual violence and abuse at the hands of men. How can I reconcile the violence that I see men doing in the world and in my circle of women while at the same time put my faith in a deity whose gender on this planet gives rise to such misery in the human female population?
Please know that I genuinely want to love and honour the men as a sex class, as someone who's actually forgiven my own father for these crimes. But when we know that as I write this passage, men are raping babies, children, adolescents and women on publicly or secretly available websites with impunity, among many other atrocities, it creates in me a profound sense of betrayal of those victims to turn around and worship a male. Please help me make sense of this.
Instead, I find myself turning to ancient religions where Mother Goddesses (as well as Father Gods) were the norm; egalitarian societies where women were revered and children cherished and protected by fathers. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-cultures-matriarchal-society-0011588
If one doesn’t speak Hebrew or Olde English which version of the Geneva Bible should we buy/read?
Joseph is a type of Yeshua who will also reveal Himself to His brethren in the end days to their astonishment and cries.
Idaho
I Love that you are talking about the Geneva Bible. Reminds me of my Cousin speaking. For fun, try the New World Translation, Genesis, Isaiah, Mark and Hebrews. And when I get a chance I'll give the Geneva Bible a try. The Presbyterians have rock solid Theology. https://www.pcusastore.com/Products/OGA16018/book-of-confessions-pdf.aspx But, I generally like to work out my own salvation. Philippians 2:12
12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;https://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=work+out&t=nrs&c=n Glad you are having fun, very refreshing. God Bless Roy
Excellent interview with Tucker, Dr Wolf. So enjoyed and looking forward to more Geneva Bible. With gratitude to you for sharing all that you do.
Thank you Naomi. Everyone should know our Great God. I’m a student of Biblical Hebrew. I’ve learned so much already. I have really appreciated your conversations with Eric Metaxis regarding your enlightenment, and powerful testimony as to what God is doing in this time in history. I agree with you. I really enjoy listening to your recorded essays. You’re so well spoken and intelligent.
Thank you. :) G-d bless you Dr. Wolf.
Naomi, the coming Messiah in the Christian belief is Yeshua - not a different Messiah. One Messiah that comes two different times.
It is interesting, “who made you a judge over us?”. Later we hear, “what is it?” for the manna. Words of unknowing regarding the deeds of a God who wants to be known. And I am so far behind where I should be. :-(
The history of humanity as written in the Old Testament tells the story of the people whom God favored, the Hebrew nation. After the Law was given, the people lived under this sacrificial system with priests who performed the sacrifices of animals for the covering of sins. Fast Forward to The New Testament Book of Hebrews. The author of Hebrews begins the first chapter saying, 'God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the world.' The writes goes on to explain how Jesus is greater than angels, Moses, and the sacrificial system as His life, death, and resurrection rendered the old covenant obsolete. Hebrews 9:15 'For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.' Jesus is High Priest of the New Covenant, according to the order of Melchizedek.
Thank you for this Naomi. You read beautifully. At the height of 2021 madness I wrote to my doctor and reminded him of the midwives, the medical professionals of their day. They refused to do the government’s dirty work but rather forced Pharaoh to reveal directly what was in his heart.
Thank you