Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 6:13 KJV Fear – According to Rambam’s list of the 613 commandments, this is number four. “By this injunction we are commanded to believe in the fear and awe of God (exalted be He), and not to be at ease and self-confident but to expect His punishment…
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 NASB Faithfulness – Amen to that! Amen to what? To the faithfulness of God when He afflicts me! The Hebrew is emuna’, from the same root as Amen. God is faithful. That means He is trustworthy,…
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 NASB Your judgments – I wonder if we can confidently echo David’s poetry. Do we really know that the judgments of the Lord are righteous, every one of them? The Hebrew is ki-tsedeq (righteous, just, justice,…
And to whom did He swear that they should not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient? And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief. Hebrews 3:18-19 NASB Unbelief – God closes the door to those who do not believe. They do not enter His rest. So…
So then, some were shouting one thing and some another for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority did not know for what cause they had come together. Acts 19:32 NASB Assembly – So why don’t the translators call this mob a “church”? The Greek word is ekklesia, almost uniformly translated “church” in New…
for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. Romans 11:21 NASB Spare – Why did God break off some of the branches from the root of the olive tree? Ah, before you answer, notice a few things. First, only some of the braches were broken off. Not all Israel…
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. Romans 9: 31-32a NASB By – How are we supposed to live? By faith, of course. But what does that mean? Paul cites Habakkuk in the…
For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2 ESV Now – “When is the day of your salvation?” That isn’t the same as the question, “When was…
“I have taken off my clothes, should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet, should I get them dirty? Song of Songs 5:3 Tremper Longman III Feet – Let’s get straight to the point. Song of Songs is Hebrew erotic poetry. It is intentionally disguised intimations of sexual pleasure and passion. That’s the…
Video lessons from the Phoenix “Grafted In” Conference, May 2013 In May 2013 Bob Gorelik and Skip Moen taught their first joint seminar in the United States in Phoenix. Bob opened the conference with an hour lecture on the Gentile Question. During the time of the disciples, the biggest question facing the Messianic community…
