Had a seminary-trained friend watch today’s Torah Tuesday with me. Afterwards he looks at me and asks: “Is she a rabbi?” 😊 So I explained; he plans to look this series up.
Thank you Dr. Imes. What you shared about women not being required to go worship was very interesting. One long-standing question I've had related to the Sabbath is how the OT views the work of parenting. Caring for young children requires work that cannot be ceased or prepared for before sundown. I wondered if you might have anywhere to point me to answer my question?
Good question! I'm not aware of any biblical texts that address this, but I do remember coming across a passage in the Midrash Rabbah years ago that said if a parent was "dragging" their unwilling child along to go somewhere (as in pulling them down the street), that was not a sabbath violation. So at least later in history there was reflection on this question! I wonder whether because the nature of the "work" is interpersonal care it doesn't qualify as work in the same way? (Though I suppose that cooking for one's family also qualifies as interpersonal care, and that is minimal on the sabbath).
The torah was given during Pentecost You even said in your last videos it was about February so spring is around the corner. The law was given, and the holy spirit was given during penecost
Just some very raw thoughts: In Gen 6 the Nephilim aka mighty men show up, the land is filled with "ra" and God will wipe out humans from the "face" of the earth. In this passage we have the same words, we have "Ra" before the "face" and we have "Giborim/mighty men". Do you think there is something behind the repition of these words or is it just coincidence? Thanks for your answer Dr. Imes, I really enjoy your content!
(Some "raw" thoughts -- I see what you did there!) This is a fascinating observation! It does seem like the Exodus passage could be intentionally echoing Gen 6. If so, it would be a warning signal that God's judgment is coming. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
There is no way to live in harmony with God if there are chains that enslave us. The fact of serving implies something that is not temporary but perpetual. And if the Kingdom of God belongs to children, it also belongs to all families. Pharaoh starts from the premise of ignorance of who Yahweh is and his creation.
@@flematicoreformandose5046 your whole comment. I couldn't tell if you were agreeing with the video or if you were trying to help me understand something new.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD As far as I know in my previous comment I have not mentioned any disagreement with the video. Or maybe you disagree with my comment? I don't know if you can understand that the scripture is not only there to recount something from the past, but rather to put the present into perspective.
@@flematicoreformandose5046 I don't disagree with you! It sounds like we're on the same page. I just wanted to make sure I was understanding your point.
Thank you so much for this teaching, Dr. Imes.
My pleasure!
Thanks for the video!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Had a seminary-trained friend watch today’s Torah Tuesday with me. Afterwards he looks at me and asks: “Is she a rabbi?” 😊 So I explained; he plans to look this series up.
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Brilliant! Thank you, Carmen! I'm always learning something new in these episodes.
Glad it was helpful!
The content is just so good! Thank-you! Thank-you!
Glad you enjoy it!
Good stuff.
You've been catching up today! :) Welcome back!
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD yes. :)
Thank you Dr. Imes. What you shared about women not being required to go worship was very interesting. One long-standing question I've had related to the Sabbath is how the OT views the work of parenting. Caring for young children requires work that cannot be ceased or prepared for before sundown. I wondered if you might have anywhere to point me to answer my question?
Good question! I'm not aware of any biblical texts that address this, but I do remember coming across a passage in the Midrash Rabbah years ago that said if a parent was "dragging" their unwilling child along to go somewhere (as in pulling them down the street), that was not a sabbath violation. So at least later in history there was reflection on this question!
I wonder whether because the nature of the "work" is interpersonal care it doesn't qualify as work in the same way? (Though I suppose that cooking for one's family also qualifies as interpersonal care, and that is minimal on the sabbath).
Thanks for your reply. That is interesting about dragging a child 😅 Thank you for these videos and your new book. I’m enjoying them both.
Hi Dr. Imes, great content as always!
The audio the past two weeks has been a bit muddled, however. Would you mind troubleshooting the mic please?
So sorry about that. I think what happened is my good mic was plugged in but not the default mic. I'm going to be sure to check that going forward!
Thank you Dr Imes, great as alway.
Just one point Numbers 17 doesn’t have a v27, could it be v12?
God bless
Whoops! Yes, it's supposed to be verse 12. Not sure how that happened! Good catch!
The torah was given during Pentecost
You even said in your last videos it was about February so spring is around the corner. The law was given, and the holy spirit was given during penecost
Just some very raw thoughts: In Gen 6 the Nephilim aka mighty men show up, the land is filled with "ra" and God will wipe out humans from the "face" of the earth. In this passage we have the same words, we have "Ra" before the "face" and we have "Giborim/mighty men". Do you think there is something behind the repition of these words or is it just coincidence? Thanks for your answer Dr. Imes, I really enjoy your content!
(Some "raw" thoughts -- I see what you did there!) This is a fascinating observation! It does seem like the Exodus passage could be intentionally echoing Gen 6. If so, it would be a warning signal that God's judgment is coming. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
There is no way to live in harmony with God if there are chains that enslave us. The fact of serving implies something that is not temporary but perpetual. And if the Kingdom of God belongs to children, it also belongs to all families. Pharaoh starts from the premise of ignorance of who Yahweh is and his creation.
Thanks for your thoughts, Felix. I can't quite tell if you're agreeing with me or disagreeing. Would you like to clarify?
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD What matter are you referring to in order to give you my opinion?
@@flematicoreformandose5046 your whole comment. I couldn't tell if you were agreeing with the video or if you were trying to help me understand something new.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD As far as I know in my previous comment I have not mentioned any disagreement with the video. Or maybe you disagree with my comment? I don't know if you can understand that the scripture is not only there to recount something from the past, but rather to put the present into perspective.
@@flematicoreformandose5046 I don't disagree with you! It sounds like we're on the same page. I just wanted to make sure I was understanding your point.