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Questions about Judaism

Tumah

Veteran Member
goyim means 'Land dweller' , simple word. If religious were honest, they wouldn't be religious, that is the whole point of Religion.
Goy means "nation". Goyim is plural. It shares a root with gwiyah which means a body. Land dweller would be toshav ha'arets.
 

Magus

Active Member
Leviticus 19:26 - Thou shalt not practise soothsaying
Micah 5:12 - I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand;and thou shalt have no more soothsayers
Leviticus 19:31 “Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums
Deuteronomy 18:10-14 ' No soothsaying'

. soothsaying
the art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means. fortune telling, foretelling, divination. prophecy, vaticination, prognostication - knowledge of the future
 

rosends

Well-Known Member
Israel is a nation state. This is undeniable.
Very true. But identifying it directly with the theological (not political) construct is not practical. It is a modern political entity which, while it has connections (linguistically, label-wise, and even, in some areas, in terms of ideology/religion) to the biblical concept, it is quite different.
 

DavidFirth

Well-Known Member
Very true. But identifying it directly with the theological (not political) construct is not practical. It is a modern political entity which, while it has connections (linguistically, label-wise, and even, in some areas, in terms of ideology/religion) to the biblical concept, it is quite different.

Okay, that's fair enough.
 

Magus

Active Member
Goy means "nation". Goyim is plural. It shares a root with gwiyah which means a body. Land dweller would be toshav ha'arets.

The word is obviously the product of editing for example 'Tidal king of nations,' ( Gen 14:9 )

γῇ ( גּוֹי gowy )
Greek Word Study Tool

ἔραζε ( אֶרֶץ 'erets )
Greek Word Study Tool

ἵζω ( וֹשָׁב ) ' dwell / sit
καθίζω (תּוֹשָׁב ) ' to take their seats '


Greekbrew
 
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MohammadPali

Active Member
If god is always on israels side, why is it so secular today ? Did the almighty get blocked from enforcing his rules ? Its a secular society, very liberal compared to orthodox jews.
 

DavidFirth

Well-Known Member
Before it's rebuilt it must first be examined why it was destroyed in the first place. If we do not learn from history, we are bound to repeat it.

Well, I would take back the land and clear all non-Jews out of it for about 20 miles. Then I would proceed with rebuilding the Temple. If it were me, that is. Thank God it isn't me.
 
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