Today’s Word
Different
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 NASB Naked – It’s possible that we’ve overlooked the obvious in this verse. We are so intent on applying the unity of the previous verse (“one flesh” – basar ‘ehad – one in proclamation) that we might have ignored the…
After Death
Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. Genesis 50:2 NASB The physicians – The NASB translation of the Hebrew ha-rof’im misdirects us. David Fohrman points out that the word actually means “healers.” The fact that we think of healers as physicians means that our conception of the…
Continuance
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. Genesis 45:3 NASB My father – In his splendid book, The Exodus You Almost Passed Over,[1] Rabbi David Fohrman demonstrates that Joseph likely suffered severe emotional trauma…
The End Game
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Romans 1:21 NASB Darkened – If you thought that Paul’s verdict involved only the spiritual consequences of dishonoring God and being ungrateful, think again. Eliade notices…
Birthday
Today is my birthday. I will be on an airplane flying over the Atlantic from Barcelona to home. But I will be thinking about other things in other places. So today I am going to give you my birthday gift. Choose the one you like.
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