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or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:8 NASB Mercy/ cheerfulness – Paul completes his inventory of charismata with the phrase ho eleon en hilaroteti (“he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness”). But the typical English translation presents us…
Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. Psalm 73:6 ESV Violence – Do you connect prosperity to pride? Yes, you might think of that connection. But what about connecting prosperity to violence? For those who share the Greek idea of individualism, this seems like a real stretch. Why would Asaph suggest…
For I was envious of the arrogant as I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Psalm 73:3 NASB Envious – All of the major English translations use the word “envious” for the Hebrew qanah. But this is strange. The word qanah can mean envious but it is most often translated “jealous.” Even the LXX uses…
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. Psalm 73:2-3 ESV Almost stumbled – Asaph proclaims that God is good to Israel and all who are Israel are known by their “clean heart” actions. But he quickly realizes that his steps court disaster. As much as he wants clean…
Hi all who asked for free books. All of the books were sent today. That means in the next week or so you will receive some of the books you asked for IF you got an email from me telling you what the shipping and packing costs were. If you didn’t get the email, then…
A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are of a clean heart. Psalm 73:1 Hebrew World Clean heart – Christians are quite familiar with Paul’s argument in Romans that those who are cleansed by Yeshua are included in the true Israel. But Paul didn’t originate that idea. The psalmist…
I had an opportunity to visit my daughter, Rachel, while I was in Seattle. She is stationed at the Whidbey Island Navel Air Station. Here she is with the kind of jets that fly in her squadron. She will be going back to deployment in a few months. She’s a great woman, nearly 20, and…
that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Colossians 1:9 NASB Knowledge – One of the Greek words for knowledge is gnosis. There was an ancient sect called the Gnostics. They believed in secret knowledge. Both of these words, gnosis and Gnostic have made their way…
