we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. Daniel 9:5 NASB Wickedly – “Do you think God will forgive us for the things we’ve done?” asks Denzel Washington in the movie Man on Fire. It’s a rhetorical question. Of course He won’t. Why would He? Even…
FOR EVERYONE WHO LISTENED TO the discussions recorded in Israel about the afterlife, the influence of the Cult of Souls, Dionysus worship and the development of Christian and Jewish thinking about death and the olam ha’ba, here is the last lecture covering the origins of the popular Greek belief in the eternal soul, life after death and…
He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with festal robes.” Zechariah 3:4 NASB Festal robes – In the ancient world of Semitic cultures, clothes were much…
Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. 1 Chronicles 12:1 NASB Restricted – A great rabbi once said, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling…
“Not so, with My servant Moses, He is faithful in all My household;” Numbers 12:7 NASB Is faithful – We aren’t surprised to find that this is the Hebrew verb ‘aman. Its derivatives, ‘emunah and ‘emet are found all over the Tanakh. Faithfulness and truth are inextricably linked in Hebrew thought. The TWOT points out that…
The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.” 1 Timothy 5:17-18 NASB Preaching and teaching – About 39.8 percent…
“Do you hear the secret counsel of God, and limit wisdom to yourself?” Job 15:8 NASB Limit – What do I know? That God is good, man is born to turmoil and I am a sinner in need of deliverance. The cosmos is His creation, I am blessed to be alive and righteousness will fill…
Dear Readers, In a few days I will be on the way to San Salvador to teach about Guardian Angel. In fact, the book will be available for the first time in Spanish. This is an important event since the message is desperately needed in Central America and now will be available in the native language….
“For your guilt teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.” Job 15:5 NASB Crafty – “Naked I came into the world” is another way to say that when I arrived I didn’t have a hidden agenda. That’s what we learn from the phonetically similar Hebrew word arom in Genesis 2:25. Adam…
