Today’s Word
The Bullshit Factor
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. Song of Songs 1:1 NASB Of – A friend of mine spent a lot of time working in Asia, particularly with Chinese people. Of course, communicating usually meant translating, especially when business contracts were involved. But translating wasn’t just a matter of finding a Mandarin word for an English…
Popping the Balloon
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a [a]virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 NASB Virgin – Italy is a young nation. In fact, it’s much younger than the United States, becoming a unified nation on March 17, 1861. Before that date,…
Responsive Reading (with Emotion, Please)
She weeps bitterly in the night and her tears are on her cheeks; she has none to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they have become her enemies. Lamentations 1:2 NASB Weeps bitterly – Someone sent me a quote from Tzvi Freeman: “The first job of a teacher is to…
Paradox
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Cares – What is a paradox? We could rely on dictionary definitions like this one: “a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true,” but what this really says is that a paradox is only an apparent problem. The definition…
The Last Day of Sukkot
“Three times a year you shall make a festival to Me.” Exodus 23:14 (J. Green) Festival – As the sun goes down tonight we will complete the last day of Sukkot. This experience is a remembrance of the time in the wilderness when God delivered His people from the hand of bondage in Egypt. This…
Native Tongue – The Language of Yeshua
Taking the child by the hand, He *said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Mark 5:41 NASB Talitha kum – What was the native tongue of Yeshua and why does it matter? The common understanding and teaching of most theological schools of the West is that “Jesus” spoke Aramaic, not…
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