Sublime

Abe calls God “the LORD who provides.”

14 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety

his shoes, which is reminiscent of the burning bush encounter. Angels don’t make things holy; only God can do that.

if you visit Jerusalem, you can go there—it was discovered a few years ago!

In chapter 6, we see the beginning of a prayer called the Shema, which means “hear.”

This is one of the Songs of Ascent, one of the songs the Israelites sing as they travel on foot—from wherever their tribal allotment happens to be—all the way to Jerusalem, three times a year.

anytime the word Negeb appears, it refers to the desert.