Selah

The Word Selah has been debated as to it's meaning for many years. It appears in the Bible 71 times. Tho there are many translations of this word from the Hebrew language, the meaning of each are very close in nature to the others.The amplified bible is my favorite, it translates the word using all of the others, translating it “pause and calmly think about that”.

That is the heart of Andy's intention. "Story tellers understand the power of silence. Nothing arrests the attention of an audience quite like a well-times dramatic pause, especially if the silence continues just a little longer than expected. By the design of heaven, a long, dramatic paused interrupted the story of God's grace."

Andy, as you will find out while reading this section, is speaking of the 400 years of silence between the Old and New Testaments.

He is leading up to looking at God's grace through a new lens, a "new covenant" or "new testament". Sound familiar?

Are you glad there is a "down time" from your reading schedule?

What has been your favorite part of the book so far?