Today’s Word
Not Yet
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 – Sanhedrin 91b, one of the rabbinic tractates, notices that the verb used to describe…
Conditional Prayers (2)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. James 4:3 ESV Passions – But I thought being passionate was a good thing. Ah, if we only read it in Greek. Hedonais, the plural noun, makes it quite clear that James is talking about self-centered pleasures, not passions. …
Conditional Prayers (1)
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18 ESV If – David’s words are harsh. “If I had any serious engagement in my heart about sin, God would not listen to me.” But when is this ever not the case? We are constantly besieged by temptations. Just…
Face Forward?
But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 NASB Looking back – What do you think Yeshua is saying when He gives this warning? Most of us read the verse as if it were Greek. Therefore, we…
Interpretation via Paradigms
April 1 But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them. Exodus 1:7 NASB Increased greatly – April Fool’s Day seems like a good day for us to examine our own foolishness. For example, the sixth letter of the Hebrew…
A Case of Severe ‘yada
“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’” Matthew 7:23 NASB Never knew you – Rosh Hashanah is gone. Yom Kippur is over. The Feasts will wait for another year. We have studied many words, examined many concepts, learned some theological truths. There is a…
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