Bad Birds Introduction
God wants everyone to know him. He teaches about himself through all the things that have been created. [1] Observing the things themselves does not teach us, but we learn from his word by what he has said about the things.
For instance, looking at air does not teach us much because it is invisible. But the Hebrew word ruwach רוח means both ‘spirit’ and ‘wind’. God tells us that the Spirit is like the wind; though it is invisible, we see the work it does. [2]
The Spirit also leads us in truth. We know this by the Hebrew word for ‘wind’ as well. See the scroll. [3]
“Eat Learn this Book”, the first book in the series, explains that all the people and animals are actors in the Old Testament Bible. They are on a stage to teach us. [4] Eating is a symbol for learning. That’s why the name of the book changes from ‘Eat’ to ‘Learn’. The birds or flying things that we are not supposed to eat, represent things God doesn’t want us to learn. The Old Testament law was a script for the actors (the Hebrews) so that we could learn from their play.
- spirit, wind ruwach רוח - ‘revealing ר a clear ו understanding ח
- eat akal אכל - ‘true אכ teaching ל’ and ‘smite [chew] the אכ teaching ל’
- fowls owph עוף - fly, ‘the flesh ע explaining ו the finished prophecy ף’
