Questions in the Bible
The First Ten Questions
Questions come from doubt. Doubt comes from sin. Sin comes from illusion. The Torah was given to save us from false illusions. Illusion is in
Fleeing from God
An angel asked Hagar, Sarai's maid, "where are you coming from and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm fleeing from Sarai my mistress" ("אֵי
Where Are You Headed?
In English one may ask "where are you headed?" instead of "where are you going?" The parallel Hebrew idiom is, "where is your face set?"
…to Everything
Our origin is in the Divine nothing. Our goal is to understand everything, as it says, "Those that seek God shall understand everything." We come
From Nothing…
In Hebrew, the question "where [am I/are you] from?" (מאין) contains the answer. "Where from?" literally reads "from nothing." The first appearance in the Torah
The Evolution of Where
There are three forms of the question "where?" in Biblical Hebrew. They first appear in the Torah in evolving order, both grammatically and numerically. The first
Know thy Place
After killing Abel God asked Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He answered, "I know not, am I my brother's keeper?" God responded: "What have
Where Am I? The Secret of Divine Consciousn...
After his sin God asked Adam, "Where are you?" Do you know to what depth you have fallen? Adam ate the forbidden fruit of the
"This is He": The Outside and Inside of Kin...
The description of David, "reddish with beautiful eyes" ("אַדְמוֹנִי עִם יְפֵה עֵינַיִם") equals "kingdom" (malchut, מלכות, 496). That's what it takes to be a king
Who Am I? The Reddishness of King David
King David asked the question "Who am I?" The Bible describes him as "reddish with beautiful eyes and goodly appearance." Each of us has a