So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer. (Deuteronomy 10:16) Moses told the children of Israel to circumcise their hearts. That's a strange image. Circumcision refers to removal of the foreskin. What does it mean to "circumcise your heart"? In Deuteronomy 10:16, Moses compared an uncircumcised heart with a stiff neck. A stiff neck is a biblical idiom that refers to pride and...
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In His Own Words
Messianic Insights from the Hebrew Alphabet—Introduction It has never been God’s intention to hide Himself from us. On the contrary, we have been the ones to hide from Him—a habit we inherited from Adam and Eve. Our determination to hide, however, is no match for God’s ability to seek and find us. When He does draw us from darkness into light, and as we surrender...
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The Consolation of Av
"When we enter Av, our joy is diminished." (b.Taanit 29a) The distress that began with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz intensifies as Rosh Chodesh Av appears in the sky. Last month, we remembered the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem. But during Av, the enemy struck the center of Jerusalem--the temple. And yet, even in destruction there is consolation. The days from Rosh...
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