And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’” Genesis 3:1 NASB Has God said – It’s time to re-read the serpent’s statement. In Hebrew it begins with af ki-amar Elohim. As David Fohrman points out, this is not a question, in spite of…
Of old I have known from Your testimonies that You have founded them forever. Psalm 119:152 NASB Founded – Why don’t you pick up your Bible and read this verse? KJV, ESV, RSV and NKJV retain “testimonies.” NLT uses “laws.” NIV translates “statutes.” Since the psalmist claims that these are established forever, it would be…
“They will not take from you even a stone for the corner nor a stone for foundations, but you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 51:26 NASB A stone for the corner – God does not build on the foundation of Babylon. Through Jeremiah, God tells us that no stone (lemosedot – actually…
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, Hebrew 6:1 ESV Dead works – Are you ready to move on toward maturity? If you are, then you will have to come to terms with…
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, Hebrews 6:1 ESV Elementary – What are we to make of this statement? Is the author of Hebrews telling us that we need to move on…
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 NASB Fear – Do you fear God? That might seem like a strange question in an age where God is portrayed as the kindly grandfather ready to overlook all mistakes. But it would never have seemed so innocuous when this verse was written. …
Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule . . . “ Genesis 1:26 NASB Man – The first chapter of Genesis continues to provide inspiring insights into who we are and how we live. In fact, a thorough study of just the first chapter…
and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him, Colossians 3:10 NASB Image – Paul is the only New Testament author who uses the phrase “image of God” in the technical sense found in Genesis. There are only four…
The beast that you saw was and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast,…
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 NASB Hearing – When we first examined this verse (August 17, 2011), we noted that this is Paul’s shema. Although written in Greek, Paul clearly has the Hebrew verb shama in mind. And as we know, shama means both “to hear”…
