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The Root of Jesse, Day 7

“The Root of Jesse, Day 7”
Isaiah 11:7
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

The cow and the bear shall graze,
together their young shall lie down;
the lion shall eat hay like the ox.

Isaiah 11:7

Universal Harmony

For Isaiah’s audience, the image of a cow and a bear feeding together signified a new harmony transcending purity laws.… Read the rest

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The Greatest Commandment

Shema Yisrael at the Knesset Menorah in Jerusalem
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9th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday

Mark 12:28-34

Most of the encounters between Jesus and the teachers of the Law in the Gospels were confrontational and combative, but in this passage we meet an unusually thoughtful and spiritually mature son of Israel. … Read the rest