This is such a timely lesson in these days of turmoil. The lessons in this passage remind us that Yahweh is our provider, and He calls us to enter into His rest. The Assyrians could not have that rest because they did not worship a god who offered rest or true peace. "Give us this day our daily bread." "This day,", "daily bread". It is an issue of trusting God for each day's provision and need.
Dr Imes... Thank you so much again for another excellent exegetical analysis,.but the last 4 min on the Sabbath was especially well done,.. I'm a Sabbath keeper... You crystallized the essence of Sabbath. Thank you again.
I'm so excited about your Exodus class. I love Biblical Training , I use it a lot. it's such a blessing to the laity. I've signed up for your class .Thank you so much.
Thank you Carmen for reminding us of God's goodness and provision. He knows us so much better than we know ourselves and what we need. Thank you for another great message!
Dr. Carmen, great lesson today. Quick question, you appear to have a most interesting library. I’m sure a lot of people would love to know what’s in it. Please do an episode where you go shelf by shelf showing us your various and sundry books! They look fascinating. Thank you so much! ❤
Colossians 2:16 (NLT): 16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. Dr. Imes, I understand you to be saying, even though it is not a command, we should learn the lesson that God taught the Israelites by requiring rest without the penalty of death when they did not obey the sabbath initially. It's not a command, you will not die, but your body will be less healthy (decay like mana) if we ignore God's provision of rest. I just signed up for the Biblical Training course on Exodus (feed me till I want no more). 😊😊😊😊❤😊 😊😊😊😊😅😅😊😊 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I find myself in between two extremes among those who might watch this video. Some would put high stakes on law observance, prescribing exactly how and when the Sabbath must be observed. To them I would want to say, "Look at how Jesus kept the Sabbath--with an expansive generosity to the needs of others, rather than legalism." On the other extreme are those who think all the Old Testament laws are done away with in Christ. To them I would say, "Look, this is a command. Christ said he did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. We, too, should make it our aim to live faithfully to God's commands."
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD I have lived in both camps (though I wouldn’t consider myself a part of either). And having listened to recent episodes of The Bible Project podcast (sorry, specific references elude me at the moment); how does one determine which laws are cultural and social (therefore “ephemeral” for lack of a better term), and which ones a we should adhere to today. My sense is that there are textual cues. But I didn’t study biblical languages…
See my response to @JSMSr above. I don't think there is a one-size-fits-all for sabbath keeping. What is one person's labor is another person's rest (e.g. gardening). One principle that is somewhat helpful is to cease doing what we normally do so that this day feels different. Another is to cease from income-generating work, and--to whatever degree possible--work that is merely mundane (cooking, cleaning, laundry, house maintenance, etc.). Our approach has been to keep things very simple food-wise so that we're not absorbed in kitchen work. Other families might find cooking together to be relaxing or relational, compared to the rest of the week.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD that was my gut interpretation. But I’ve also come across some who would take a much stricter interpretation and would say that is the only way. While I respect their decision to be more strict for themselves, pushing this on others seems out of line.
@@BalakumarS Hi! George the editor here. I use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit these videos, but I am sure it could be done with more basic (and freeish) software like Filmora. I am just using basic motion and scale automations :)
Hi Carmen do you have any work done on the Solomon story? Or a place where I can get the most accurate translation of the Solomon story, please? And do you happen to know what "star of the sea" means? I don't know your denomination but hoping you still might be able to help 😄
Question... is this translation accurate?: "The Hebrew word for "consecrate" means "to fill" or "fill the hand". In the Old Testament, God instructed his people to consecrate themselves and the things they used to worship him. The ceremony of consecration was intended to physically demonstrate that the priesthood would "fill" themselves with the work God had set aside for them Leviticus 8:25-28: Aaron's consecration to receive the position of high priest filled his empty hands
You're thinking of the word "ordination," not consecration. The ordination ceremony involved "filling the hands" of those who were being set apart and was called the "filling." To consecrate was to "make holy," based on the word for holy.
Amen! Thank you.
Very timely word for me.
Glad to hear that!
Thanks Dr. Carmen for your videos...I love Shabbat topic 😊😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
This is such a timely lesson in these days of turmoil. The lessons in this passage remind us that Yahweh is our provider, and He calls us to enter into His rest. The Assyrians could not have that rest because they did not worship a god who offered rest or true peace.
"Give us this day our daily bread." "This day,", "daily bread". It is an issue of trusting God for each day's provision and need.
Dr Imes... Thank you so much again for another excellent exegetical analysis,.but the last 4 min on the Sabbath was especially well done,.. I'm a Sabbath keeper... You crystallized the essence of Sabbath. Thank you again.
So glad you enjoyed this!
I'm so excited about your Exodus class. I love Biblical Training , I use it a lot. it's such a blessing to the laity. I've signed up for your class .Thank you so much.
Glad to hear this, John! Hope you enjoy the class.
Thank you Carmen for reminding us of God's goodness and provision. He knows us so much better than we know ourselves and what we need. Thank you for another great message!
Dr. Carmen, great lesson today. Quick question, you appear to have a most interesting library. I’m sure a lot of people would love to know what’s in it. Please do an episode where you go shelf by shelf showing us your various and sundry books! They look fascinating. Thank you so much! ❤
So many people have asked this! Eventually, maybe I will. :)
I've been reading Bearing God's Name during breaks at work and it seems like I've taken a mini trip and had a visit with you.😊
How lovely! Glad to hang out with you!
Colossians 2:16 (NLT): 16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.
Dr. Imes, I understand you to be saying, even though it is not a command, we should learn the lesson that God taught the Israelites by requiring rest without the penalty of death when they did not obey the sabbath initially. It's not a command, you will not die, but your body will be less healthy (decay like mana) if we ignore God's provision of rest.
I just signed up for the Biblical Training course on Exodus (feed me till I want no more). 😊😊😊😊❤😊 😊😊😊😊😅😅😊😊 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I find myself in between two extremes among those who might watch this video. Some would put high stakes on law observance, prescribing exactly how and when the Sabbath must be observed. To them I would want to say, "Look at how Jesus kept the Sabbath--with an expansive generosity to the needs of others, rather than legalism." On the other extreme are those who think all the Old Testament laws are done away with in Christ. To them I would say, "Look, this is a command. Christ said he did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. We, too, should make it our aim to live faithfully to God's commands."
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD I have lived in both camps (though I wouldn’t consider myself a part of either). And having listened to recent episodes of The Bible Project podcast (sorry, specific references elude me at the moment); how does one determine which laws are cultural and social (therefore “ephemeral” for lack of a better term), and which ones a we should adhere to today.
My sense is that there are textual cues. But I didn’t study biblical languages…
Thanks for this!
What does a modern Sabbath look like? Meaning; how far should we go down the rabbit hole of following “no work?”
See my response to @JSMSr above. I don't think there is a one-size-fits-all for sabbath keeping. What is one person's labor is another person's rest (e.g. gardening). One principle that is somewhat helpful is to cease doing what we normally do so that this day feels different. Another is to cease from income-generating work, and--to whatever degree possible--work that is merely mundane (cooking, cleaning, laundry, house maintenance, etc.). Our approach has been to keep things very simple food-wise so that we're not absorbed in kitchen work. Other families might find cooking together to be relaxing or relational, compared to the rest of the week.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD that was my gut interpretation. But I’ve also come across some who would take a much stricter interpretation and would say that is the only way.
While I respect their decision to be more strict for themselves, pushing this on others seems out of line.
Quality study on OT texts. By the way, which software do you use to edit? I mean the push and pull of text from the sides and auto-resizing of video?
I actually don't know! My student TA does that part. I'll ask him.
Thanks @@CarmenJoyImesPhD
@@BalakumarS Hi! George the editor here. I use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit these videos, but I am sure it could be done with more basic (and freeish) software like Filmora. I am just using basic motion and scale automations :)
Alright, @@GeorgeKhourytheFilmmaker I too use all these Premiere Davinci but thought there may be plugin or template
Hi Carmen do you have any work done on the Solomon story? Or a place where I can get the most accurate translation of the Solomon story, please? And do you happen to know what "star of the sea" means? I don't know your denomination but hoping you still might be able to help 😄
I have not worked on the Solomon story. I would check the commentaries by Lissa Wray Beal and David Firth. They're both good!
Question... is this translation accurate?:
"The Hebrew word for "consecrate" means "to fill" or "fill the hand". In the Old Testament, God instructed his people to consecrate themselves and the things they used to worship him. The ceremony of consecration was intended to physically demonstrate that the priesthood would "fill" themselves with the work God had set aside for them
Leviticus 8:25-28: Aaron's consecration to receive the position of high priest filled his empty hands
You're thinking of the word "ordination," not consecration. The ordination ceremony involved "filling the hands" of those who were being set apart and was called the "filling." To consecrate was to "make holy," based on the word for holy.
@@CarmenJoyImesPhD Thank you so much!