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Tag Archives: blessing
DIE AANGESIG, DIE SIGBAARHEID EN DIE SEËN
Die leesstuk in Devariem of Deuteronomium wat bekend staan as “Re’eh” (Kyk!) is die langste leesstuk in die boek van Devariem en Deut 11:26 – 16:17 bevat ongeveer 2000 Hebreeuse woorde. Die woord “Devariem” beteken juis “woorde”. Volgens woordeboeke kan “devariem” soms ook ‘n negatiewe betekenis hê soos “nuttelose woorde” en “leë argumente” en miskien … Continue reading
OFFERS WAT VOORTSPRUIT UIT SEËN
Verlede week het ons oor die tema van seën gepraat, en veral die seën wat met die fees van Shavuot verband hou. Dis altyd aangenaam om oor seën te praat. Wie van ons wil nie graag seën in ons lewe ervaar nie? Ons het elke dag seën in ons lewe nodig – voorspoed, welstand, guns … Continue reading
Website a blessing
JJTM, Location unknown To whom it may concern. This web site is truly a blessing from Yahweh the Father of all creation. So far my wife amd i completely agree on all your studies. Are the articles in your language also available in English or soon to be? Can you please tell us or guide … Continue reading
BLESSING OTHERS FOR WE ARE BLESSED
The cornerstone of the Abrahamic tradition of belief (the tradition of belief that started with Avraham and includes us) is that Yahweh promised that He would bless Avraham and his seed and that through this small and insignificant nation He would bless all the nations and generations of the earth. If you take away this … Continue reading
DIE SEËN WAT IN VLOEKE WEGGESTEEK IS
Die twaalf vloeke van Deuteronomium 27 is eintlik 11 spesifieke vloeke, elkeen oor ‘n spesifieke onderafdeling van die Torah, en een algemene uitspraak aan die einde (Deut 29:26 “Vervloek is hy wat die woorde van hierdie Torah nie hou om dit te doen nie”) wat die HELE TORAH insluit. Sommige verklaarders het in die verlede … Continue reading
NO GUESSING ABOUT BLESSING
Someone once said: “Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension.” The mere fact that we are alive, that we can breathe, and laugh, and cry, and think, and hope, and be creative, and work with our hands, and enjoy beauty, and relate to people … Continue reading
BETER AS SEUNS EN DOGTERS
Gen 12:1-3 En Yahweh het aan Avram gesê: Gaan jy (of meer korrek: “gaan, vir jouself” – “lech lechah”) uit jou land en uit jou familie en uit jou vader se huis, na die land wat Ek jou sal wys. En Ek sal jou ‘n groot nasie maak en jou seën en jou naam so … Continue reading
AS HY SEËN, KAN GEEN MENS DIT KEER NIE
Bielám, wat soms ook Bileam of Balaam genoem word, is een van die mees misterieuse karakters in die Skrif. Hy was nie deel van die volk van Israel nie (sy naam beteken letterlik: “nie deel van die volk nie”) en dit blyk dat hy van ʼn plek met die naam Petor in die streek van … Continue reading
DIE SOORT GESONDHEID WAT SAAKMAAK
Die Torah lesing van hierdie week (Deut 11:26 – 16:17) begin weer met die tema van seën en vloek – net soos ons nou al reeds dikwels tevore teëgekom het – nie net in die boek van Devariem (Deuteronomium) nie, maar ook in die res van die Torah. Daar is geen onduidelikheid nie: Yahweh belowe … Continue reading
THE BLESSINGS SET ASIDE FOR YAHWEH’S PEOPLE
1. The Blessing of Being a Blessing – Bereshit 12:2-3 And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing! And I shall bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you. And in you all the clans of the earth … Continue reading
A LIFE OF PROSPERITY
The Torah reading this week includes the 5 chapters of Devarim (Deuteronomy) 12 to 16. Also included is the last part of Devarim 11 and these verses, beginning with verse 26, may be seen as an introduction to the entire portion. “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, … Continue reading
GESEËNDES VAN YAHWEH
In die Skrif word daar gereeld verwys na een mens, of ‘n groep mense, in wie se lewe die hand van Yahweh só sigbaar was dat andere dit raakgesien het en daaroor begin praat het. ‘n Mens kan jou die gesprekke voorstel wat hieruit voortgespruit het: “Het jy gehoor van die Almagtige se planne met … Continue reading
ONBEKWAAM, MAAR GESEËND
Die verskoning van Mosheh teenoor Yahweh by die brandende doringbos, “Ek kan nie praat nie”, herinner ‘n mens aan die baie dinge wat ons as mense daagliks voel ons nie kan nie doen nie. En aan die gevoel van onbekwaamheid, en selfs mislukking, wat dit by jou ontketen as jy moet erken dat jy ‘n … Continue reading
