Lesson 1 -
1. Q. Regarding the statement,
"Two thousand years later. And quite possibly in the very same spot,
a man of 33
years of age climbed that slope with a heavy burden
of wood." Isn't the location of the Temple and the Dome of the Rock
the place where Isaac was almost sacrificed?
A. Tradition does hold that to be the case.
However, Abraham (while still called Abram) had, years earlier, met with
Melchizedek, the King of Salem. The city-state of Salem (in Hebrew,
Sha
lom, meaning "peace") is said to be the previous name for what became
Jerusalem (in Hebrew, Ye ru sha lai yim, meaning "foundation of peace").
The location for the "Binding of Isaac," the Wilderness of Moriah, or,
Mt. Moriah, was certainly near Salem, but not likely to have been within
its confines and visible to its inhabitants.
Also, in Genesis 22:14, after the ram had been sacrificed,
Abraham called the place, "YHWH will provide" (in Hebrew, "Yud Hay Vav
Hay Yi reh"). If he were alluding only to His having provided a ram
to take Isaac's place, might he not have named the place, "YHWH has provided,"
or even, "YHWH provides"? Was this possibly a prophetic statement,
that this was to be the place where He would someday provide the ultimate
and perfect substitute?
2. Q. Some of the ads are horrible.
Why do you have them?
A. Yes, I agree, some are very offensive.
We had no choice but to place a red-letter warning in a block found at
the top of each page. Please see the example above. Google
is solely responsible for those ads and they seem to have removed the worst
ones.
The advertising serves as the digital equivalent
of taking a collection. Ad revenue will be allocated as follows:
the first 10% to Christian charities. The remainder is to cover the
costs of web hosting, digital voice recording equipment plus software,
and purchases of additional books and reference materials used to research
this series of lessons.
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A Question about an Answer.
(25 September 2007)
Q. Why do you use YHWH?
A. "Yud Hay Vav Hay," or its transliteration
into English, YHWH, is the unspeakable and unpronounceable
name of the Creator of Heaven and Earth. The Tetragrammaton is not
meant to be uttered. The words Jehovah or Jahweh are thus attempts
to defeat the purpose. The Name, Ha Shem, is how Jews still
refer to Him. His names are not used even when reading from the Scriptures,
only as part of a prayer or blessing. The Sages of old held that
"Yud Hay Vav Hay" mimics the sound of our breathing. So, all living
and breathing creatures continually say His Name. We acknowledge
Him who gives us life, from the time we take our first breath until we
exhale our last.
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