Podcast
An enlightening podcast series by Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon
In order to have that degree of control over the future, man must first learn to distinguish between what happens by accident and what by design . . . and before he can do this, man himself will really have to become reliable, regular, necessary, even in his own self-image, so that he, as someone making a promise is, is answerable for his own future!
Nietzsche
The Messengers Return from Canaan-Giovanni Lanfranco (1582 – 1647)
Finding seal marks ostensibly from Isaiah the Prophet and Hezekiah within mere feet of each other in Jerusalem is intriguing; so are other seals of other non-visionary Isaiahs found in Israel from that time…
A 2,700-year-old seal impression on clay unearthed in Jerusalem leads on to the history of the word NAVI.
In describing the tzaraat that afflicted the home, the Torah says: “When you come to the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as a possession, and I place an affliction of tzaraat upon a house in the land of your possession.”
The Midrash teaches that from the words of the verse we learn that G‑d Himself placed the affliction of tzaraat on the house, so it was in fact a blessing. For when the Israelites removed the afflicted stones from their homes, they discovered treasures that the native Canaanites had hidden within the walls.
We explore the paradox of finding treasure hidden behind the afflicted stones on one’s heart…
And reflect on the choice one must make between a poisonous fruit or one that heals.
