I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. Psalm 142:2 NASB Complaint – An unfortunate translation. “Complaint” makes it seem that David is whining before God, voicing his grievance. We all do this, so maybe a translation of shiah as “complaint” simply demonstrates our experience. But I suspect David is…
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 6:1 NASB No reward – The biblical idea of reward went through some development from Moses to Yeshua. Some of its development incorporated ideas from sources outside the Bible. But…
I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord. Psalm 142:1 NASB Cry Aloud – Men don’t cry. Crying in a sign of weakness and men must be strong, powerful, in control. A man who cries is clearly not a real man. He is effeminate, a…
“Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, the love of your betrothals, your following after Me in the wilderness, through a land not sown.’’” Jeremiah 2:2 NASB I remember – I have been reading the devotional by Oswald Chambers for many decades….
Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— Genesis 3:22 NASB Tree of Life – We’ve investigated this verse in the past.[1] Perhaps it’s…
“but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.” Genesis 2:17 NASB The knowledge of good and evil – Only one poisonous plant. Just one in a Garden full of feasting. But it all comes down…
The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8 NASB Planted – YHVH planted a Garden. The verb is nata (to plant, to fix, to establish). In Hebrew agricultural life, this verb is very common. But when it is used to…
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: Proverbs 1:1 NASB Proverbs – The Hebrew word translated “proverbs” is mishle, plural of māšāl. What is a mashal? “To translate māšāl simply as ‘proverb’ misses the wide sweep of the word, suggested by the many suggested translations. We are accustomed to think of…
Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Genesis 2:18 ESV Alone – We have examined this verse intensely. We have pointed out its powerful implications for the role of the woman. We have spent effort investigating its impact…
Photos from the Tacoma conference. What a great time! Jeff Morton and all those who helped, all the men and women who volunteered, who made this such a successful event. THANK YOU! And El Shaddai assembly was so gracious to promote the event. More than 150 people attended. We all had a great time…
