My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy. Juliet (Act 1, Scene 5) Tragedy happens in this life. It happens to the humble and those filled with pride. We read... Continue Reading →
Leviathan Part VI “Journey of David”
“For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His." Hanani the Seer Each year during this season of introspection it seems to become more difficult. I was thinking aloud, "This time of Teshuvah should be getting easier.... Continue Reading →
Leviathan–David and Saul Part V
“Words are the only bullets in truth’s bandolier. And poets are the snipers.” Author, Dan Simmons Have you ever felt hatred? Hatred that soaked into your bones? Hatred that snatched your breath and your self-worth. Hatred that bowed your posture and made you feel unworthy of an ounce of respect or... Continue Reading →
Leviathan Part IV The Journey of David
“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.” —Ernest Hemingway My brother is a skillful hunter with a bow or a rifle, and even quick with his hands as the picture below shows. Do you see... Continue Reading →
The Spirit of Leviathan Part III
By now, I hope many of you are seeing this powerful serpent. I wanted to continue using more examples before going into King Saul and David and the journey that David took while being hunted. I believe this has to do with a crushing and an anointing that comes as we draw closer. Sadly, most... Continue Reading →
The Spirit of Leviathan Part II
II “You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters [tanniynim, dragons] on the waters. You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.” (Psalms 74.13–14 ESV) In Part I of Leviathan, we looked at the definition of Leviathan in... Continue Reading →
The Spirit of Leviathan Part I
Leviathan: a transliterated Hebrew word (livyathan), meaning "twisted," "coiled." Picture a serpent coiled up ready to strike. “The name לִוְיָתָן is a derivation from the root לוה lvh "to twine; to join," with an adjectival suffix ן-, with a literal meaning of "wreathed, twisted in folds.” This spirit will TWIST everything. “No one is so... Continue Reading →