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* Both the intro & outro tracks are by Jono’s little sister, Kate Plummer, from her second album “The Leftover Sea“. It is a beautiful instrumental CD from a very talented guitarist and is available from Truth2U
here is the quote “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” another good teaching
can i ask the name of the israeli woman, that nehemiah mentioned about interpreting the bible by how one reads it? I’m not good at spelling out hebrew names, and thank you very much for this another enjoyable teaching.
Here is a link to a video that is about getting water from a river indirectly. It is even referred to as an Egyptian well. Move up to about the 6:00 minute mark and she is getting ready to explain the process.
I thought it was pretty interesting that I had just come across this video prior to hearing this segment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btg7zh2fpH4&feature=related
Nehemiah mentioned that “El Shaddai” can be translated as “Great Spirit” the ancient peoples of North America who even though they did not know the name of the Creator of all things, called upon the “Great Spirit”.
“Great Spirit Prayer” ….Ancient Prayer….
“Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind,
Whose breath gives life to all the world.
Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever
behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand
the things you have taught my people.
Help me to remain calm and strong in the
face of all that comes towards me.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the
intention of helping others.
Help me find compassion without empathy
overwhelming me.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother,
but to fight my greatest enemy – Myself.
Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands
and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you without shame.
“May you always walk in Beauty.”
Thank you T Remnant for posting the Native prayer
Something I noticed in this parsha was the water stored in containers also turned to blood. This seems to indicate more than an algal bloom found in the river. Without invoking Catholicism, this sounds like transubstantiation.
The gnats we have in Western South Dakota do bite and deet doesn’t have any effect on them. They are usually only a problem for a couple of weeks in the summer but it makes working outside miserable. There is a continual cloud of these things swarming around ones ears when they are in season. I can empathize with the Egyptians of the Exodus. Shalom.
P.S. I absolutely loved the intro. When Nehemia said the prayer and then you went to music, the hair on my arm stood up. That was soooo cool. I felt the guiding presence of the Ruach. You guys have something special.
Jennifer — Nechama Leibowitz
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/nleib.html
http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/leibowitz-nehama
Love, love this teaching!
love this teaching
This was the best teaching to date for me. Thanks you three in arms. Slowing down throughout the Word, works for me.
Thanks, Elizabeth, for the links!
Shalom ‘Fantastic Three’!
I AGREE wholeheartedly and say Amein, to using and calling ABBA’s beautiful , mighty Name above ALL names.
And especially since ABBA’s Name is being restored to us, why would we rather say God, LORD (as all other gods/idols are also known) which personally I think is more irreverent refering to YHWH, than using YAHuWAH that fills me with such shalom and joy!,
Thank you, Keith, for bringing up Zikri, that was a bonus!
Beautiful misrashing. thank you.