Deuteronomy, The Book Of Love

What do you see in this image? What you see depends on your point of view, your perspective.

There’s both a white vase and two black profiles, but one of them stands out depending on the way you see things.

This same principle applies when we read the Bible. We read it from a certain perspective. It may be a preconceived notion we have. It may be through a filter of how we’ve come to understand a certain passage. It may be a perspective we were taught. If we’d never read the Bible and pick it up one day, we’ll see things through our own experiences, sensitivities, fears, orientation to life and our notions of God.

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August 19, 2017 | Categories: Blessing, God’s Love, Torah | Tags: 10 commandments, adultery, Blessing, deut 11, deut 13, deut 14, Deut. 12, Deut. 15, Deut. 16, deuteronomy 10, Feasts, Festivals, food laws, holiness, idolatry, in his presence, joy, kosher, Love, offerings, Old Testament, Promises, rejoice, sh'mitah | 1 Comment