He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Isaiah 53:3 NASB Despised and forsaken – In Messiah Journal, Special Supplement of 2011[1], Steven Lancaster and James Monson examine the Isaiah…
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 NASB Church – Slow down! Take your time reading each word of…
But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:8 NASB Contrary – There is a marginal note concerning the translation of this preposition (para) in the NASB. There should probably be a marginal note…
Just in case you are interested, we began a new study with the Winter Garden group on Sunday. It is a short (maybe) study of Ruth. We will be recording it each week and posting the audio files. You can start following along by clicking here. Skip I probably won’t be posting weekly reminders as…
But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Turn back, each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.” Ruth 1:8 JPS The dead – Why should God express hesed toward Ruth and Orpah? Naomi’s answer demonstrates that she isn’t an…
Now we begin the verse-by-verse exegesis. Here is the audio file for Ruth 1:1 (yes, it’s only the first verse – there is a lot going on in this first verse). [audio:https://stage.skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-1-verse-1.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
We begin our study of Ruth. Here is the audio of the discussion of the background of Ruth. This cultural, linguistic and historical background helps us understand what Ruth is about and why Ruth is important. Enjoy. The first Ruth session. [audio:https://stage.skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-background.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…”…
But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Turn back, each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.” Ruth 1:8 JPS Mother’s house – There are only two other places where the mother’s house appears in Scripture. One is in…
So she departed from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. Ruth 1:7 NASB Departed from/ to return – Doesn’t this verse seem redundant? Doesn’t it say the same thing too many times? You’ve probably never asked why…
