{"author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe","total_quotes":35,"quotes":[{"text":"The Shulamite lives by a different set of values. One of the most horrible frauds perpetrated on western couples is 'trust your feelings' or 'follow your heart.' Solomon's family must never be left to whims. A wise Shulamite does not make life decisions based on feelings, alone. She takes God's point-of-view: 'He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.' --Pr 28:26For young couples, a hard lesson to learn is: Their hearts will lie to them.Pg 3.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["feelings","follow-your-heart","fraud","god-s-point-of-view","hearts-lie","shulamite","shunemite","song-of-solomon","song-of-songs","trust-your-feelings","values","whims","young-couples"],"id":4326,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"The book of Jonah becomes an embarrassing and public reading of your family business. (page iii).","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["alienation","commentary","family-business","homeschool","jonah","quitting","shame"],"id":15784,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"If this letter system works, it should be reproducible and consistent. If this letter system works, it should be demonstrated in biblical narrative—with consistency. It has. It does. It will. For instance: Daniel interpreted the handwriting on the Babylonian wall. (Da 5:1-31) The question has always been, “What method would produce the same interpretation?” If you will pull out your Strong’s Concordance and translate those same four words, you won’t get the same results that Daniel got. Was Daniel using a different method than modern Christians? Yes, obviously.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["bible","daniel-s-vision","homeschool","jonah","sacred-alphabet","sacred-language","teaching-hebrew","writing-on-the-wall"],"id":27607,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"Abraham had eight sons--not one. All eight sons bring something to the table. Abraham loved all of his sons. He was a good father who made sure all his sons were literate, of good character and shared a common ideology with their father, Abraham. Abraham did good. Where did we go wrong?Pg 54.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["abraham","forgiveness","interfaith","isaac","muslims","peace","prejudice","religious-intolerance","shulamite","song-of-solomon","song-of-songs","sons-of-abraham"],"id":77652,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"We should expect nothing less from the language that was originally given by God, to His human family. Hebrew was the method that God chose for mankind to speak to Him, and Him to them. Adam spoke Hebrew—and your Bible confirms this. Everyone who got off the ark spoke one language—Hebrew. Even Abraham spoke Hebrew. Where did Abraham learn to speak Hebrew? Abraham was descended from Noah’s son, Shem. (Ge 11:10-26) Shem’s household was not affected by the later confusion of languages, at Babel. (Ge 11:5-9) To the contrary, Shem was blessed while the rest of Babel was cursed. (Ge 9:26) That is how Abraham retained Hebrew, despite residing in Babylon.So, Shem’s language can be traced back to Adam. (Ge 11:1) And, Shem (Noah’s son) was still alive when Jacob and Esau was 30 years of age. Obviously, Hebrew (the original language) was clearly spoken by Jacob’s sons. (Ge 14:13).","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["apologetics","bible","commentary","hebrew","homeschool","jonah","mathematical-pattern","numerics","teaching-hebrew"],"id":107351,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"This is going to hurt, but you will have to watch other couples be happier, richer and louder than you. Wait. No obstacle can withstand patience. Wait. You may not think so now, but there will come a time when you will be tempted to run away. Would that be right? Would that be fair? As every matriarch discovers, entire seasons will pass without reward. As your mate's peculiarities add up, what do you do? Wait!Pg 45.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["alienation","couples","divorce","fair","hurt","marriage","newlywed","obstacles","patience","reward","separation","song-of-solomon","song-of-songs","tempted","wait"],"id":133614,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"Jonah can't see how Assyria could serve any useful purpose. How could this commission better Israel? Jonah might even fear that God will reverse His judgment against Nineveh. If that 'unchanging God' changes His mind about Nineveh's destruction, then Jonah's personal religion won't make sense. (Nu 23:19) The truth is, Jonah is not as overwhelmed by his new assignment as he is by his own small mindedness. (page 5).","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["giving-up","homeschool","jonah","personal-religion","quitting","small-minded","suicide","unchanging-god","why-jonah"],"id":138441,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"Every friend, every neighbor, and every family member wishes that you retain your golden heart. No one wants to see your love sullied. Yet, they all know a dark circumstance will find you eventually. Know this: You are being hunted--like game. Life will knock you down with some unexpected misfortune. Resolve now, to help your partner get back up. Only a determined family kills its wounded. When everyone else abandons him, come back for your husband.Pg 55.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["forgiveness","husband","marital-wisdom","marriage","marriage-counseling","shulamite","song-of-solomon","wife"],"id":146974,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"Whatever criticism we may have for Jonah, at least it can be said that Jonah was consistent. This legalistic, over-judgmental, young prophet will consistently proscribe the most severe form of punishment for the guilty--even when the guilty party is himself. The young Jonah hijacks written Torah to condemn everyone--even himself.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["condemn","flee","guilty","harsh","hijack","homeschool","injustice","jonah","judgmental","justice","punishment","self-righteous","severe","torah"],"id":168420,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"},{"text":"There is a payoff for examining the divine author's literary style. It will tell you something about Him. Whereas, Jonah's actions are extensively described and laboriously detailed, God's reactions (although miraculous) are only described in sparse, minimalist terms.God seems much more amused by Jonah than Jonah is with God. Every miracle is directed at Jonah. Yet, very little copy is used to described God's miracles. Although God's miracles are much more astonishing than Jonah's immature fits of rebellion, more copy is dedicated to Jonah.","author":"Michael Ben Zehabe","tags":["astonishing","dedicated","flee","forgiveness","homeschool","jonah","justice","love","miracle","miraculous","rebellion","reconciliation"],"id":178530,"author_id":"Michael+Ben+Zehabe"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":35,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}