I have arrived at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, after a 1000 kilometer trek through some very desolate parts of Botswana. It was quite a trip with lots of stories for the group that traveled “roads” through places without names. But for now I would like to share this with you. Tomorrow I will see it from…
My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh lodging between my breasts. Song of Songs 1:13 (Tremper Longman III in NICOT) Breasts – But, of course, it can’t mean mammary glands! The Bible would never actually say anything about a man putting his head between the breasts of a woman, especially a woman who…
I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. Song of Songs 1:5 ESV But – Look at the translation of this verse in your Bible. Is the conjunctive translated as “but” or as “and”? In some editions, you will find that the vav…
“While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light.” John 12:36 NASB Sons of light – What is “4QMMT”? It is a manuscript, in fragments, found in Cave 4 at Qumran. Why is this important for Yeshua’s statement in John 12:36? Because the same term, “sons…
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.” John 12:32 NASB Will draw – First we need some background. Back up one verse and see how the opening statement fits this conclusion. “Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast…
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?” John 9:2 NASB That – Everything has a cause. That’s the underlying assumption of the disciples. It’s not incorrect. It’s just that sometimes we look in the wrong places for the cause. In the thought…
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2 NASB Law of sin and death – It should be no surprise by now that Paul uses the Greek word nomos in a variety of ways. Sometimes he uses it…
Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes; 1 Kings 11:34 NASB For the sake of – Let’s see now. The usual…
Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime. Deuteronomy 24:16 JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy Only – Does God punish people for the sins of their ancestors? Well, if you read Exodus 20:5-6, Exodus 34:6-7,…
“And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.” Acts 2:24 NASB End – In the end, the ultimate question of life is death. In fact, every human philosophy and religion must deal with the ubiquity of death. …
