But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “through Isaac your descendants shall be named.” Romans 9:6-7 NASB Not all Israel – Daniel Boyarin’s study of the invention of heresy as a way to establish religious…
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. John 21:25 NIV Would not have room – This is number 8659. Eight thousand six hundred fifty-nine posts about biblical words. That’s…
The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may freely eat; Genesis 2:16 NASB Freely eat – Hebrew has a funny way of expressing emphasis. If the sentence calls for an exclamation point (which doesn’t exist in Hebrew), the phrase often doubles the important word. So, in Hebrew it actually reads,…
Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it all. Psalm 139:4 NASB You know it all – God knows everything, right? Theologically, the idea is called omniscience. This verse in Psalms supports the doctrine even if the actual Hebrew is only about words. It’s clear that the Psalmist means God knows…
“But I confess this to you, that in accordance with the Way, which they call a sect, I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and is written in the Prophets;” Acts 24:14 NASB Sect – Unless you read the Greek text you’d never know that the word Paul…
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Genesis 29:9 NASB Shepherdess – Today is the birthday of my daughter, Rachel. On this day of celebration, I want to look at her name and a verse that talks about her character. It’s the story of Jacob’s…
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:6 N ASB Desirable – We studied…
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 KJV God – The King James translation of the Bible held sway over Protestant Christendom for 400…
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:6 N ASB Desirable – “Watchfulness is…
Forget Las Vegas. Those slot machines are all man-made diversions. God made His own slots. They’re called slot canyons and I had the special privilege to spend s few hours in one. Here’s a sample of the result. Much, much better than “the strip.” These are all small resolution files so that they can be…
