God's Desire
In Chapter 6, Prophet Micah asks a question… How should one come before Hashem? Should one come with an olah, a burnt offering, yearling calves? Does God really want thousands of rams or ten thousand rivers of oil? Do I offer my child for my transgression, for the sin of my soul? These are not real questions… None of these things is what is truly essential in our relationship with the Eternal. What Almighty expects are none of the things the prophet throws out as options.
Explore The World of Hebrew Prophets
A while back, I was asked to teach a course surveying the prophetic books of the Bible to a college class. As I compiled my notes together, I wanted to present my students not merely the information about the ancient texts themselves, but to describe the world in which the
Pinchas Shir