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The Garden Within

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by Immanuel Lutheran Church Macomb, MI

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<p>Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the garden.&nbsp; The name The Garden Within was chosen for this teaching series because it adopts the PaRDeS system of learning and because it delights in the spiritual pleasure through reaching new understandings and being pierced by lightning flashes of the intellect. The pleasure gained, of course, also refers to the nearness we feel to God when learning His Word.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of the primary goals of The Garden Within is to demonstrate that the “stories” in the Torah are not merely one-time occurrences, temporal incidents undergone by specific individuals long ago. Rather these stories are archetypal in nature, reflecting or representing various physical and spiritual energies ever present in all aspects of reality and within each and every person.&nbsp; That is, the Torah is deeply personal and speaks directly to each individual reader for where they are in their life.&nbsp; So, come, take a walk with God in the Garden of the Torah!</p>

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10/14/2025

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Episode thumbnail for The Garden Within | KORACH קֹרַח - Portion 38

June 16, 2026

The Garden Within | KORACH קֹרַח - Portion 38

Class PDFs and Audio at: immlutheran.org/garden Purchase Dr. Chad's books at: immlutheran.org/books Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the gar...

Episode thumbnail for The Garden Within | SHELACH שְׁלַח־לְךָ - Portion 37

June 9, 2026

The Garden Within | SHELACH שְׁלַח־לְךָ - Portion 37

Class PDFs and Audio at: immlutheran.org/garden Purchase Dr. Chad's books at: immlutheran.org/books Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the gar...

Episode thumbnail for The Garden Within | BEHA'ALOTCHA בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ - Portion 36

June 2, 2026

The Garden Within | BEHA'ALOTCHA בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ - Portion 36

Class PDFs and Audio at: immlutheran.org/garden Purchase Dr. Chad's books at: immlutheran.org/books Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the gar...

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<p>Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the garden.&nbsp; The name The Garden Within was chosen for this teaching series because it adopts the PaRDeS system of learning and because it delights in the spiritual pleasure through reaching new understandings and being pierced by lightning flashes of the intellect. The pleasure gained, of course, also refers to the nearness we feel to God when learning His Word.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of the primary goals of The Garden Within is to demonstrate that the “stories” in the Torah are not merely one-time occurrences, temporal incidents undergone by specific individuals long ago. Rather these stories are archetypal in nature, reflecting or representing various physical and spiritual energies ever present in all aspects of reality and within each and every person.&nbsp; That is, the Torah is deeply personal and speaks directly to each individual reader for where they are in their life.&nbsp; So, come, take a walk with God in the Garden of the Torah!</p>
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