Isaiah 29:13, “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me…” I once taught drama in a high school and I would always tell my acting students that a really true actor is one
Isaiah 55:6b “…call ye upon Him while He is near.” Ok, I am still meditating on Isaiah 55:6 and this idea of calling on God while He is near. I would like to examine this phrase from a pre-Masoretic understanding which would give a little different twist to this verse from I have offered
Isaiah 55:6: Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” Yesterday I had one of those “Oh Lord, Oh Lord” days. So I decided to continue my study in Isaiah 55:6 as I felt there was another face to Torah here. If you are a
Psalms 34:18 The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. I once had an orthodox rabbi tell me, “You Christians, you do not understand the heart of David, you are so one dimensional.” Indeed we are, for we automatically assume that
WORD STUDY – SEEK Seek – Hebrew: Daresh – To seek, visit, frequent, search, inquire, consult, to promote, apply oneself to something. Isaiah 55:6: “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” The word for “seek” is “daresh” which has the idea of visiting frequently or in a
