Today’s Word
In Plain Sight
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will tell riddles of old, which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. Psalm 78:2-3 NASB Known – Okay, so how can this be a parable or a riddle if we’ve known it for generations? Was the insightful story and the dark saying passed down…
Unfamiliar
Listen, my people, to my instruction; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Psalm 78:1 NASB Instruction – If you had to guess what Hebrew word is translated “instruction” you might be inclined to choose תּוֹרָה(tôrâ). Not knowledge, not understanding, but teaching. That’s correct. It’s tôrâ. But what you might not know is that…
Getting Started
A [a]Maskil of Asaph. Psalm 78 title Maskil – Another case where the Hebrew text isn’t included in the English psalm. Here the introduction tells us that this song is from Asaph. But this is a special kind of song. It’s a מַסְכִיל (maskîl), a poem intended to promote insight. The word comes from the verb…
Reconnaissance of the Heart
And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. Deuteronomy 8:2 NASB The test – In the NASB 95, this phrase is…
The Mother Tongue
Now at this time, as the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint developed on the part of the [b]Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. Acts 6:1 NASB Hellenistic Jews – Notice the footnote? Here’s what it says: “Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation.” In other words, Luke notes…
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