Fathers and Mothers

[debi b]

I was looking for something else this morning, and I found this:

Proverbs 6:20

Heed*, my son, the command (mitzvah) of your father, and do not forsake the teaching (torah) of your mother.

*Heed; this is an imperative or command (in other words it is NOT a suggestion) form of a root meaning to guard

We could compare mitzvah to a father and torah to a mother. What is a very basic attribute of a father? They tend to be all about the details – go clean your room (do it!). What is a very basic attribute of a mother? They tend to be all about the nurturing aspect of that detail – I will help you clean your room (so you can know how and why to do it).

We tend to find two very basic kinds of people. Those who are all about the details and those who are all about the nurturing. What if the text is trying to tell us we need both? A marriage if you will between the two. In that light let us look at another very familiar passage.

Shemot (Exodus) 20:12 Honor your father and your mother; that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God gives you.

The preceeding was a random act of thinking ......

[visionary]

The preceeding was a random act of thinking ......
I do not think it was all that random.... ;) rather...continuing enlightenment from the Father...and thank you for sharing it. :hug:

[talmidim]

Shemot (Exodus) 20:12 Honor your father and your mother; that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God gives you. Wow debi,
As usual, great thinking. :thumbsup: He is with you. This conflict has always been about dominion and our place in the conflict. As Father and Mother are a picture of our heavenly Father and His word (Torah), so too is Israel a picture the struggle to regain dominion of the Earth, which the Father gave to Adam. Your observation is particularly astute in that regard. Baruch HaShem!