Israel’s writing prophets were all poets. The parallel lines of poetic speech permeate the writings of the prophets.
What do you do on a dark rainy day? I normally fall deep into contemplation on scripture and theological thought. This morning I was thinking about how being created in the likeness of God is our participation in the creation of reality. I was connecting this with God's self-revelation in Exodus 34.
The decalogue contains prohibitions on both free speech and on types of illicit thought. The assigning of God’s name (person) with anything that is contrary to truth and goodness, anything that attempts to co-opt God as though God is not alive, is abusive of the one whose name Israel was given.
