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Carmen Joy Imes
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I am an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University. This channel features playlists of lectures, interviews, sermons and chapel messages I've given. It's also the home of my own weekly video podcast: Torah Tuesday. I hope this content helps you understand the Scriptures more deeply and fosters a greater commitment to knowing and following Christ.
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 18:13-18
Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 18:13-18, the first part of Jethro's advice to Moses.
Bearing YHWH's Name at Sinai by Carmen Joy imes
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Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity.
Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes.
Produced by George Khoury.
Original music by Liam Greenlee.
Graphics by @BiolaUniversity.
Check out my channel to see playlists of dozens of other Torah Tuesday videos on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and even Psalms, as well as interviews, sermons, and chapel messages.
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For more information about our programs at Biola University, check out our website (www.biola.edu). Thanks for watching!
Bearing YHWH's Name at Sinai by Carmen Joy imes
www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-772-8.html
Discount code: SUMER (for 40% off in August 2024)
Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity.
Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes.
Produced by George Khoury.
Original music by Liam Greenlee.
Graphics by @BiolaUniversity.
Check out my channel to see playlists of dozens of other Torah Tuesday videos on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and even Psalms, as well as interviews, sermons, and chapel messages.
Follow me on Twitter: / carmenjoyimes
Follow me on Facebook: / carmen.imes.7
Check out my blog: carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com/
Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Carmen-Joy-Ime...
For more information about our programs at Biola University, check out our website (www.biola.edu). Thanks for watching!
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Torah Tuesday - Exodus 18:6-12
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 18:1-5, Jethro's testimony and covenant meal with Moses and the elders of Israel. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. Original music by Liam Gree...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 18:1-5
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 18:1-5, Jethro's visit to Israel's camp. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. Original music by Liam Greenlee. Graphics by @BiolaUniversity. Check...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 17:8-16
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 17:8-16, the battle against Amalek. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. Original music by Liam Greenlee. Graphics by @BiolaUniversity. Check out ...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 17:1-7
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 17:1-7, Israel's demand for water at Massah and Meribah. Every Woman's Bible from Tyndale House Publishers www.amazon.com/Womans-LeatherLike-Letter-Filament-Enabled/dp/149648438X/ Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Vi...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 16:31-36
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 16:31-36, the postscript to the chapter on God's provision of manna. seminarynow.co/imes Discount Code: IMES25 Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 16:19-30
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 16:19-30, the provision of extra manna on the day before the Sabbath day. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. Original music by Liam Greenlee. Gr...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 16:13-18
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. I share what I'm learning as I work on my book projects so you can see it here before it's in print. This week's video examines the quail and manna God provided for Israel in the desert. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. ...
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 16:1-12
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 16:1-12, Israel's travels to the Desert of Sin and God's provision of Manna. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. Original music by Liam Greenlee....
Torah Tuesday - Exodus 15:22-27
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Torah Tuesday is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Today I'm sharing from my forthcoming commentary for Baker Academic on Exodus 15:22-27, Israel's travels to Marah and Elim and God's testing of Moses. Torah Tuesday is brought to you with support from @BiolaUniversity. Video content and filming by Carmen Joy Imes. Produced by George Khoury. Original music by Liam Greenlee. Gra...
Should Christians keep the Sabbath?
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This video was a student project for Dr. Carmen Imes by Ryan Berkman, shared with his permission. For my graduate class on the theology of Exodus at Talbot School of Theology (at @BiolaUniversity), I asked students to study a passage in depth and write a paper on it. Their final project was to produce a work of public theology sharing what they learned with a wider audience. Ryan did such an ou...
Why does Israel need a tabernacle? (French)
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This is a student project for Dr. Carmen Imes at @BiolaUniversity by Fannie Blakaj, one of my graduate students. For a graduate seminar on the Theology of Exodus, I asked students to study a passage in depth and write a paper. Their final project of the semester was to produce a creative project or public theology project that would share what they learned with a wider audience. Fannie is from ...
Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Carrie Gravlee on Exodus, Part Two
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Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Carrie Gravlee on Exodus, Part Two
Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Carrie Gravlee on Exodus, Part One
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Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Carrie Gravlee on Exodus, Part One
Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Mark Reasoner on Leviticus, Part Two
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Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Mark Reasoner on Leviticus, Part Two
Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Mark Reasoner on Leviticus, Part One
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Torah Tuesday: Student Guest - Mark Reasoner on Leviticus, Part One
Torah Tuesday - Egypt: Egyptian Cosmology
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Torah Tuesday - Egypt: Egyptian Cosmology
Thanks Dr. Imes, solid meat as always and thank you for the pastoral / self care / reality check at the end 👍 very useful as I can often get a wrong view of my place in life. Hope you have a great evening 👍👍
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed this.
The word giver receives a word. I love that insight. That will preach.
Amen!
Just needed this❤ thank you!!
You're so welcome!
I definitely needed to hear that.
Glad it was helpful, brother!
I think Exo 18:3 is the fulfilment of the promis from Exo 3:12 “Assuredly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall [fn]worship God at this mountain.”
Yes!
So right on. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
one of my favorite online teachers of the word..... Thanks for what you do.
Wow, thank you!
Really good lessons learned from this passage, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
A bargin 40% off. When does that deal finish?
August 31st, I think.
You are very humble. Tha k you for your teachings!😊
Thank you for watching!
I loved your practical application from this week's passage. It reminded me again of when I had the pleasure of meeting you at Jubilee a couple of years ago and you inviting me to join you on lunch with Lisa. At some point, you mentioned that you were trying to help me connect with others doing similar work. Last week, while I was on vacation, I was writing a blog about Christian celebrity and used the story there as well. I will run it by you before I publish it to make sure you're okay in me mentioning you. In the meantime, great reflections today with this passage.
I have fond memories of meeting you, Chris. And I'm so glad you were able to join us for lunch!
We have to learn to delegate tasks that humanly one person cannot perform. Excess stress causes anxiety and depression due to excessive workload. Let's avoid taking anxiolytics and antidepressants. Let's not be arrogant, believing that we can do everything, otherwise we will hit an insurmountable wall.
I agree with most of what you say but have some concerns about your remarks re antidepressants. If you mean, ' Let's endeavour to sort our lives out before God, including delegation, before starting antidepressants,' I think that's 100% fine. If you mean 'Christians should always avoid antidepressants,' I think that's wrong and harmful. Clinical depression is a real illness from which Godly Christians can suffer. A depressed Christian taking antidepressants is no more problematic than a diabetic Christian taking insulin. Both diabetes and depression can kill you if left untreated. Many Christians suffer needless guilt & self condemnation because they need antidepressant medication. I'm a retired physician who thanks God for effective antidepressant medication. God bless you.
@@derekmchardy8730 Well, it has left me wondering about previous generations when the medications we have today did not exist and how they survived. Don't you think that natural medicine was what prevailed in previous stages? Or maybe people helped each other more than now? Should we blindly trust the big pharmaceutical companies that supposedly have the secret potions that solve every ailment? That and many more questions I ask myself and others.
This is so good. I am getting so much revelation and practical application for my life. Thank you for your perseverance with Torah Tuesday xxx
So happy to hear it's helpful!
Thank you, Carmen, for this TH-cam series. I just discovered it last week and binged out on it till I arrived at the last video. I look forward to following along with you for the remainder of the series. Thank you for what you do, and God bless. ❤
Welcome aboard!
May I ask you a question? What Bible translation do you recommend for study that shows respect for an accurate egalitarian perspective without just feminizing all masculine references? I know you were a part of the NLT Women's Bible (which is awesome), but is there one closer to the essentially literal/word for word side of the translation chart you'd recommend? Thanks.
That's a good question. I haven't been part of any Bible translation (though I contributed study notes for the Every Woman's Bible), but I like the way the NIV handles gendered pronouns. CSB has also moved in that direction, but I've spent less time with it. (CEB and NRSVue both have worked on this as well, but I've spent even less time with them, so I don't know how I feel about them as translations overall). Sorry I'm not more helpful!
"A woman should learn in silence with full submission. I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, *_she is to be silent_* . For Adam was created first, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed. " (1Tim 2:11-14) "God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, the *_women should be silent in the churches_* , for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for *_it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church meeting_* . Did the word of God originate from you, or did it come to you only? *_If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command_* . " (1Cor 14:33-37)
1. 1 Cor 11:5 says that women should cover their heads while praying or prophesying in church. This strongly suggests that Paul does NOT expect women to be quiet in church. We need to think carefully about what he means by silent in the other passages, otherwise we're introducing a contradiction in Paul's thought. 2. TH-cam is not church. So even if you conclude that Paul wants women quiet in church (which contradicts so much else in his writings, including the lists of spiritual gifts, his commendation of women as gospel coworkers, and his willingness to stay with Philip, whose daughters are prophets), then that doesn't prohibit women from making TH-cam videos. 3. If it violates your conscience to watch a women teach Scripture, then why are you watching this video?
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD Hmmm. A "suggestion" which is not in the text, versus a very clear, very black and white command. I think I know which one should be obeyed.
Moses has no problem bowing down to another man of God. Carmen, is the Hebrew word for bowing down the same for bowing down before God? before holy objects consecrated to God? before strange gods/idols? Ex 34:8, Ps99:5, Ex 20:5
Good question! Yes, it's the same word. It's the typical way of showing honor to a guest in the ancient world: Genesis 18:2; 19:1; 23:7; 23:12; 24:26, etc.
Always interesting seeing how scripture in the Old testament shows God's heart towards the Nations.
Yes!
There is one mistake. "Shalah" is used in Deuteronomy 22:19, not 22:9. But it's another great episode :) Thank you :)
Thanks for catching that!
This is such a rich teaching, I appreciate your diligence. It’s not the kind of information typically heard from the pulpit, but it speaks to me on a subject from the text “the fear of the Lord“ Thank you, Carmen
So glad you enjoyed it, Scott!
Quality as always, delightful insights. Thank you 👍👍🎉
Thanks, Sean!
It is interesting to analyze the prophetic books with the Torah because they give an understanding of Hebrew thought that perhaps the Torah does not mention. I congratulate you Carmen for your correct decision.
Thank you, Felix!
Thanks once again Dr. Imes. I wanted to ask this last video, but figured I’d wait until you covered the next few verses. What would Jethro have been priest of? If we link him back with Melchizedek, Melchizedek worshipped El Elyon, which could be associated as Yahweh. However, I believe I read the Midianites worshipped Baal. Based on this episode, it kind of appears Jethro converts like some other characters in the OT. Would Jethro have been priest of Baal or perhaps the most high God? Or maybe we can’t know?
Hi Jared, this is a good question, but I don't think we have any way of knowing for sure. As you've said, El Elyon is associated with Yahweh in Genesis 14. Midian is descended from Abraham through his wife Keturah, so this clan may have retained knowledge of God without his personal name. Jethro's statement here implies a change of mind in response to divine revelation -- a confirmation that Yahweh is God Most High.
Another great episode! Thank you for sharing your insights with us. I was wondering after the video, do you think the god most high that Jethro is Priest of and YHWH are different in the text? The way you ended the video left me with that impression.
"God Most High" (El Elyon) is a generic title for the supreme deity. Jethro doesn't call acknowledge Yahweh by name until this story. In Genesis 14, Abraham understands Yahweh to be God Most High, so we could could conceive of them as one God--known by name by some and generically by others.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD great point! That makes a lot of sense especially for this scene. Thank you for the reply!
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Thank you so much for doing this series! The point in which the Jethro character states “Now I know that YHWH is greater…”. In the Ancient Near East culture can it imply that the tribe or lineage of Jethro recognize this as almost an oath? This may be a a stretch but thought I’d ask😊. Thank you again! Your work really helps and I’m very grateful to listen to your commentary!
His statement doesn't use the typical oath-making formula, but it does seem to be a solemn declaration. (If I haven't understood your question properly, feel free to clarify).
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD Aaa This makes sense. I jumped down a rabbit hole a bit on "Now I know..." and how this looks like the proclaiming wisdom and it lead me to covenants and oaths... Thank you again!
Are Muslims waiting for a messiah?
Not that I know of. They believe Mohammed was the last and greatest prophet, and that Jesus (Isa) was one of many prophets.
So Joshua took Jericho , but the Israelites did not get Jerusalem until King David 400 years later? I knew it would have taken a long time to get the whole land of Caanan, but I didn't know it took that long.
That's right!
Chapter 12 is one of my favorite chapters in the whole BIBle. Because it speaks of Christ and points to him 😮😮
Thanks Dr. Imes, now i have another week of researching!😊 I'll let you know what i discover.
So it seems ambiguous whether Moses was divorced? Perhaps it was just a return from a visit with family, or a separation for a time (with reconciliation), or even a divorce (with reconciliation?)? Any ideas why it would be somewhat ambiguous?
It's seems that Zipporah's status was not the focus of the narrative. The spotlight is on Jethro and his relation to the Israelites. So perhaps the ambiguity is accidental? I'm not sure why it would be intentional in this case.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD Good point, Jet. is the focus, not Zip. Thanks.
Another hit!
Thank you! So glad you like these!
I was literally wondering about Melchizedek as you were talking about Jethro! You KNOW I love this! SO fascinating!
So glad you enjoyed this, Casie!
regarding zipporah, could it just be too, that for the author, wasn't a point of emphasis so she wasn't mentioned not as a slight but simply there was something else the author wanted to communicate?
Yes, that's very possible.
In thinking about your comments that the language at the time of Moses would have been proto-Semitic, it raises a question about the detailed word associations that you often make linking one passage with another passage of Scripture within the Torah. These word-specific connections, it would seem, are the work of later authors who had both to translate written material and oral traditions into Hebrew (probably hundreds of years later) and also to construct the context/background of the events reported in the Torah. From this I am led to conclude that what is definitive for our study of the Torah is the broad overview of the events being reported, not the specific words attributed to Moses and others nor the exact words used to describe events.
Thanks for this thought, Bob. We don't have any hard evidence that the book is being translated. I take it that the author(s) of Exodus, whenever they wrote the book, intentionally included these wordplays to more effectively convey the themes.
Hey Dr. Imes. I just signed up for your class on BT and it's fantastic. I just wanted to say thanks.
So glad to hear that! Thanks for reaching out!
Dr. Imes I have loved your videos and your bible project class. I am no Hebrew student or scholar so my question is out of curiosity. With Nega meaning to afflict or strike is there any particular reason not to carry the theme of "striking" from earlier in Exodus over to this moment and the other moments going forward?
Great question! Nega' is a different word for "strike" than what we see in chapter 2:11 (etc.). The only previous use of Nega' in Exodus is in 4:25, when Zipporah 'touches' someone's feet with the foreskin. So this is not hitting as much as it is afflicting or touching.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD Thank you Dr. Imes!
Thank you for your reply. Fie on clickbait! It's just a distraction.
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Another possible insight may be from Matthew when Jesus addresses the divorce issue...Moses allowed divorce because of the hardness of your heart....Seems if we are speculating then by inference it would seem Moses was against divorce as he saw it as a compromise recognizing the reality of the hearts of men but that it wasn't the norm nor the way of YHWH. The other thing that would need research, what was the customs of the day. In many , especially Eastern, if you are divorced the children are the property of the husband. I would lean to this being very likely in Moses time too and so the fact that the boys went with their mother would then be more indicative of a visit and not a divorce. Just a possible avenue to explore. 😊
Interesting angle! Thanks.
I had no idea so much controversy swirled around Zipporah! Fascinating. I like hearing about those kinds of discussions and points of view. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed this, Debi!
Your presentation style is refreshing - no drama, no fluff, just clear teaching. Thank you!
So glad you are enjoying these! Sometimes it feels like I'm creating the nerdiest or more mellow thing on the internet. I know I could get a lot more viewers if I started posting click bait, but I just don't want to do that.
Thank you for this ministry! Another brilliant episode. The Bible is so beautiful. Speaking of Mordecai being a descendant of Kish, I had a Bible teacher once who saw a connection between David’s forbearance of executing Shimei as he cursed David while he was fleeing Jerusalem. Perhaps that delayed judgment was part of Mordecai’s existence since Shimei is listed in his lineage. Even if that isn’t strictly true, the relationship to God’s providence is striking.
Thanks, Chris. Don't forget that David's last words to his son Solomon were reminding him to kill Shimei... (1 Kings 2:8-9).
Great stuff! Thanks!!! I will share some of your insights with my students in class.
Glad to hear it!
Great episode, some really good life / ministry application in this one!
Glad you liked it!
That priest and king illustration of Aaron and Hur actually made me smile. God is so creatively intentional about what He does. And the team effort with the 3 of them, ugh soo good. thanks for pointing that out. They mirror the triune nature of God in thy way too. As always a great lesson by you, Dr Imes🔥👏🏿👏🏿
Thanks!
I've wondered about something before. Since Aaron was a Levite, does that make Moses a Levite too, being his brother?
Yep, it sure does!
But couldn't that just be it? I mean couldn't Moses have written the Torah in the old language and then generations later, another Israelite translated it into Hebrew, then either discarded or lost Moses's original writings? It doesn't matter to me who wrote it. Just speculating.
Yes, that's possible, with the exception of the comments such as the paragraph at the end of chapter 16 that reflect the writer's location in the promised land. However, if that was the case, why did they update all the language except what Moses said in Exodus 17? Why preserve such archaic text only in certain spots?
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD There could be occurrences where early translators were so unsure of what the original writer meant that they just left it as is. (Maybe someone spilled their coffee on it, hahaha!)