[HiTech RedNeck]

Some folks are quite enamored of the power alleged to bible codes — more success to them, be blessed.

But like any other supernatural attribute of things Judeo-Christian, they are only a witness. The plain text is vastly more important.

[RegulatorCountry]

The plain text is vastly more important, yes, this is absolutely true. There is no getting around that, and anyone who regards this Torah code or Bible code business as foundational to their faith is making a very big mistake. I do love a puzzle, though, and this is one for the ages that seems tantalizingly close to being solvable, so bear with me for a moment.

I haven't looked into this stuff in a while, but Mr. Shak’s name is familiar to me. I do not know his politics, and don't believe he is an American citizen. He is, however, Orthodox if I'm not mistaken.

I go into background and possible motivation because at first glance, the surface text of Deuteronomy 28:13-14 in relation to a Presidential contender just sounds a little too pat, to be honest.

Upon pondering the matter further, it strikes me that it's conditional, though, containing a very big “if,” so it's not necessarily so flattering as it might appear at first blush.

I'd also be interested in seeing another accomplished code aficionado or a group of them take a crack at this, primarily to smoke out any bias that could have been introduced by being overly selective, but also to attempt to extend Mr. Shak’s efforts.

That's a pretty small selection of surface text. There may be other matrices and probably are.