Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Minor Prophets

Minor Prophets: Jonah, ื ึธื—ึทื nรขcham

When the Hebrew language speaks of God โ€œrepenting,โ€ the word most often is โ€œnacham,โ€ referring to inner suffering that needs to be consoled.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Minor Prophets

Minor Prophets: Amos, Basket of Summer Fruit

The first layer of meaning is straightforward. Ripe fruit, when it is plucked from the tree, is cut off. For the harvester, the ripened fruit is a lovely blessing, but for the fruit itself, to be harvested means its time on the tree will come to an end.