Valley Princess

a God-centered blog about the Bible, poetry, music, and art

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
    I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4).

Latest Posts


  • His Rulings Are Upright

    This portion begins with various rulings on social situations between people concerning slaves and restitution for losses in various situations, includes the confirming of the covenant between God and Israel, and ends with Moses, Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and 70 elders… Continue reading

    His Rulings Are Upright
  • To Proclaim His Excellencies

    First, I want to talk about how the giving of the Ten Commandments at Sinai (Horeb) foreshadows the coming of the Holy Spirit and the second coming of the Messiah in the last days, as well as how the Mosaic… Continue reading

    To Proclaim His Excellencies
  • After He Had Let Go

    This portion takes us through the beginning journey of the Israelites out of Egypt, to the parting of the Red Sea, to the bitter water at Marah, to Elim with twelve springs and seventy palm trees, to the wilderness of… Continue reading

    After He Had Let Go
  • Bo (Go)

    This portion is absolutely full this week, so I will have to be selective about what I discuss. It was during the week of this appointed portion that I was born. It includes the last three plagues of Egypt: locusts… Continue reading

    Bo (Go)
  • Correction to My Last Post

    I want to take a minute and correct part of my latest post. I said the portion for this last week went through the first six plagues of Egypt, but it actually goes through the first seven. I forgot the… Continue reading

    Correction to My Last Post
  • “I Appeared” as the Serpent Lifted Up

    This portion of Exodus takes us from God’s imperative on Moses to prophesy to the Hebrews and to Pharaoh, through the initial showdown between Moses and Pharoah’s magicians in Pharoah’s courtroom, and through the first seven plagues on Egypt. Continue reading

    “I Appeared” as the Serpent Lifted Up
  • Names: Their Importance and Their Power

    The oppression of Israel to bitter slavery before the Exodus is the stage upon which we see a messiah arise, Moses, and I would like to argue he acts too as a foreshadowing of the Messiah Who was promised to… Continue reading

    Names: Their Importance and Their Power
  • Happy New Year: A Poem for Spiritual Resolutions

    This Is Now This is where one road endsAnd a new one begins.This is where my past stops.This is where I turn to my fearsAnd remind them Whose child I am.This is where I shut my earsTo the voice that… Continue reading

    Happy New Year: A Poem for Spiritual Resolutions
  • He Lived: The Lion of the Last Days

    I am very excited about this portion because it contains “one of the most widely accepted Messianic prophecies in Judaism” (CJSB, 66). The siddur (Jewish prayer book), the Targum of Onkelos, the Jerusalem Targum, and Rashi (a very notable rabbinic… Continue reading

    He Lived: The Lion of the Last Days
  • New Website Updates and Features

    Hello all, I just wanted to let you know that I finally made the long overdue update to my blog page. Now you can easily subscribe to my blog with the subscribe form and button. You can also share with… Continue reading

    New Website Updates and Features