Today’s Word
Akiva vs. Ishmael
“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ Matthew 5:33 NASB Make false vows – The rabbis never had to deal with exegetical issues in the book of Matthew. They may have never read Matthew’s gospel. But we do, and so…
Capital Confusion
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man. Genesis 9:6 NASB By – Is abortion murder? That’s the rabbinic concern with the translation of this verse. Oh, you thought this verse was about a court determining the basis of capital punishment. But that’s because…
An Innocent Victim
But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it. And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God. 2 Samuel 6:6-7 NASB Irreverence…
The Objective
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB Training – The verse is quite familiar. In evangelical circles it is often the sine qua non of the doctrine of inspiration. Arguments about the proper exegesis of the verse typically center on the meaning…
The Religious Atheist
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” John 14:15 NASB Commandments – We want to follow the teaching of the Messiah. We want to be called good and faithful servants. But that means we need to know what he wants, and that means we need to know what his commandments are. Now, we…
What Time Is It?
They do not plead the cause, the cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; and they do not defend the rights of the poor. Jeremiah 5:28b NASB Poor – Hebrew makes several distinctions when it comes to the poor. “ʾebyôn emphasizes ‘need’ and thus is to be distinguished from ʿonî ‘afflicted,’ dal ‘poor,’ and rāš…
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