Today’s Word
“Boy, you’re gonna’ carry that weight”
“Alas, sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons who act corruptly!” Isaiah 1:4 NASB Weighed down – What burdens do you carry? Debt? Past mistakes? Children from divorce? Broken contracts? Public shame? Write them down, as painful as it might be. See what a long list you have to carry. Then…
Breakers
Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, but they have revolted against Me.” Isaiah 1:2 NASB Revolted – God speaks to Israel and Judah, but His words have the same condemning impact on us. “They have revolted” is the Hebrew pashoo. The truth is…
Whom Does God Save?
“I, even I, am the LORD, and there is no savior besides Me. Isaiah 43:11 NASB No savior – Isaiah’s proclamations concerning the Servant of the Lord are favorite verses among believers. But the context makes these cherished statements much more difficult. YHWH isn’t speaking to the Church. He quite clearly states that His audience…
Taught by the Master
The LORD’s counsel is for those who fear Him, and His pact He makes known to them. Psalm 25:14 Robert Alter translation Makes known – God keeps secrets. He just doesn’t keep them from those He calls His own. The counsel of YHWH is the Hebrew word sod. You will recognize it as the last…
Messianic Expansion
His life will repose in bounty, and his seed will inherit the earth. Psalm 25:13 Robert Alter translation Will inherit – When the ESV, NIV, NLT and NASB choose to translate ‘erets as “land,” we miss the vital connection between David’s poetry and Yeshua’s beatitude. Translators may sometimes be justified in choosing “land” rather than…
The Holy Spirit in the Tanakh
Whosoever the man who fears the LORD, He will guide him in the way he should choose. Psalm 25:12 Robert Alter translation Guide – “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will…
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