Today’s Word
The Long Ride
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NASB Will perfect it – How long will God have to work on us before we arrive at His intended destination? How long will it be before…
A fortiori
Whoever believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ is [b]born of God, and whoever loves the [c]Father loves the child [d]born of Him. 1 John 5:1 NASB Born – Today we leave all the indications of marginal notes in the text. The NASB has four notations (a, b, c, d) that explain that the Greek text…
Yes, But
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8 NASB Love – John’s statement seems pretty clear, right? God is love. We get that. Unless you’re one of those who doesn’t understand the necessity of judgment in the fabric of love, and you conclude that all the…
The Deaf God
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the Lord’s hearing. 1 Samuel 8:21 NASB Lord’s hearing – Do you suppose that God didn’t know what the people said so that it was necessary for Samuel to repeat their words? No, of course not! Then why does the…
Back to the Golden Calf
So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who had asked of him a king. 1 Samuel 8:10 NASB Spoke all the words – Does history really repeat itself? Well, if you read Hebrew history from a biblical perspective, you might come to that conclusion. The text certainly draws your attention…
A Curious Case of Coronation
and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.” 1 Samuel 8:5 NASB Appoint – First, a bit of technical stuff. The Hebrew text is the word sima(h)-la’nu, from the verb sym…
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