Tag: Isaiah

Nail pierced, Name Inscribed

15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. 16“Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. Isaiah 49:15 David Reese, mythoughts, thoughtsoggod, Thoughts of God

15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. 16“Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.   Isaiah 49:15 John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when […]

Pesher – How Does the Scripture Apply to Us

Pesher is an interpretive technique where a text is interpreted, not as much related to its original setting, but rather to provide a solution or application related to the current cultural setting.

Pesher is one of those words heard more often in academic settings than in a local congregation. Pesher can be one of those words we hear and we start to blur over. This is unfortunate, as pesher פֵּשֶׁר, a Hebrew word, simply means interpretation. It becomes not what a verse meant to those living when it […]

Relational Perception as seen in Act 8:26-39: my hearings

30Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God

I could as easily have title this Listening to Hear, as a relationship is implied. One cannot receive a message unless there is a sender. What matters is that hearings be perceived, understood, and acted on. It is the manner and amplitude of the hearings which vary. Meaning is then attached. The self perceiving can weigh, value […]