I read an article that said this reference in Isaiah was likely in the context of one castrated in captivity. When one was in captivity and elevated to place of position within the kings court, like Daniel and his friends etc, they were castrated. Could Isaiah be speaking about that situation and telling people not to hinder those who were made into a eunuch at the hands of another during a time of captivity?

I respectfully disagree with you Frank. The Bible is a historical account about people in a completely different culture than the West. One does indeed need to understand original words and languages because translators miss the nuances when they change words/sentences/ideas/ thoughts into a new language during translation. It’s the Holy Spirit that illuminates the pages and brings understanding as we study and learn and discover, not the man translating words. Hebrew had around 8000 words compared to hundreds of thousands of words available to modern day translators. The Bible is inspired not the editor. Westerners are Individualist, ancients were Collectivists. Night and day.

I am in a 6 week class about evangelism. The teacher has shown a tiny morsel of Hebrew That interests me, because of the way the Hebrew point of view magnifies the subject. I believe that having the knowledge of the Hebrew thinking can create an expanded education.

Love that scene in the chosen with the disciples and with the women, telling Jesus He was enough.

I’d never heard of such a ritual and then remembered that The Chosen creators consulted with a Rabbi for some of these. I realized that there was such a tradition but couldn’t understand the name. So I googled it! lol. So beautiful the expression of gratitude.