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The word Jeshurun that appears three times in this song is a reference to the Israelites. It means “upright ones,” and it’s used ironically here, since they aren’t upright.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Two millennia of exile had ended, and for the first time since the Romans, the Jews were sovereign in their ancestral
Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
12Be strong, and let us be courageous for the sake of our people, and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what seems good to him.”
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
What Christ promises in Matthew 24:13 will come to pass: “He who stands firm to the end will be saved.”
Martin Luther • Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional
The Jews who remained Jews, who remained faithful to the historical character of the Exodus, continued to insist that redemption could not be fully realized without social, political, and economic liberation as well as spiritual fulfillment.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
vayehi life is one in which we passively let things happen. A yehi (“Let there be”) life is one in which we make things happen, and it is our dreams that give us direction.
Jonathan Sacks • Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible (Covenant & Conversation Book 8)
Stressing Shavuot as the holiday of Revelation was essential to the Rabbis because acceptance of the covenant of the Torah made Israel an eternal people.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
Once all that has been done, he goes into battle while casting his heart and hopes to Hashem for victory and salvation.