Show Notes
A five-minute Christian meditation and lectio divina practice on John 1:47-49, with a teaching from Rabbi Johanan bar Nappaha. Day 22 of the Unseen Existences series.
Scripture John 1:47–49 (NIV) When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit." "How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel."
Refrain I was seen before I was found.
Quote Rabbi Johanan bar Nappaha of Tiberius "Why were matters of Torah compared to a fig tree? Just as this fig tree, whenever a person searches it for figs to eat, he finds figs in it, as the figs on the tree do not ripen all at once, so too, with matters of Torah. Whenever a person meditates on them, he finds in them new meaning." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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