Today’s Word
Kingdom Foundation
For I have said, “Graciousness will be built up forever; in the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.” Psalm 89:2 NASB Graciousness – I don’t mind telling you that this translation misses the point entirely. “Graciousness” is not being built up forever. In fact, graciousness isn’t even part of this description of the coming Kingdom. The Hebrew…
The Safety Zone
Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 NASB Anxiety – What is anxiety? A dictionary definition suggests the following: “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.” Notice that this feeling isn’t about something that has already happened. You don’t feel anxiety about yesterday’s hurricane. Nor do you…
Say What?
Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is…
Beyond the Math
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7 NIV Law – Yesterday we introduced an interesting mathematical puzzle concerning the occurrences of tôrâ. Today we’ll look more seriously at the scope of this most-important word. In general, tôrâ as a verb falls into two categories. The…
Let’s Play with the Numbers
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7 NIV Law – Anyone who reads Today’s Word knows that the Hebrew word for the translation “law” is tôrâ. Perhaps you also know that the Greek translation is typically nómos, found throughout the apostolic writings. If we consult…
Hurrying Too Much
Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and one who hurries [a]his footsteps [b]errs. Proverbs 19:2 NASB Errs – “Err” is a funny word. Just the look of it is odd. In this biblical translation, it’s used for the Hebrew ḥāṭāʾ (חָטָא), the most common word for “sin.” That causes the NKJV…
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