Today’s Word
Were You Paying Attention?
God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. Genesis 21:17 NASB The lad – You know the story. Sarah can’t stand the…
Alter-ations
indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. Genesis 22:17 NASB Seed – The monumental work of Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible reveals just how inadequate…
Boiled Eggs
“The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in the loftiness of your dwelling place, who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to earth?’” Obadiah 3 Arrogance of your heart – What is arrogance? Most of us have some cognitive picture about this word. We…
Jeremiah’s Desperado
I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. Jeremiah 24:7 NASB Return – Hauser makes me cry for the passion of music. The Eagles make me cry for the pathos of living. …
Obadiah on Wide Screen
The vision of Obadiah. Obadiah 1 NASB Vision – Have you read Obadiah? I wouldn’t be surprised if you said, “No.” It’s such a short book that it is often skipped. After all, what can a prophet say in just 21 verses? Before we discover how universal Obadiah really is, it’s worth examining the opening…
Your Unfinished Song
Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and said, “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; the horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.” Exodus 15:1 NASB Sang – In 2014 we looked at the odd grammar of this verse. The rabbis noticed that…
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