Today’s Word
River Crossing
Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars. Hosea 10:2 NASB Faithless – “Faithless” is a nice abstract noun. What exactly does it mean? The NIV gloss “deceitful” isn’t much better. Both attempts are really paraphrases of the Hebrew word halaq. …
A Church on Every Corner
Israel is a luxuriant vine; He produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, the more altars he made; the richer his land, the better he made the sacred pillars. Hosea 10:1 NASB More/ better – According to Hosea, affluence produces an increase in religion. There is no better example than America. American Christianity has…
The First Law of Production
Sow with a view to righteousness, reap in accordance with kindness; . . .You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice. Hosea 10:12 and 13 NASB Sow-reap/ plow-reap – There once was a man who went out to sow. The seed in his bag was his weapon against starvation. He spread it across the soil…
Understanding Sacrifice
This is the ritual of the sacrifice of well-being that one may offer to the LORD: Leviticus 7:11 (JPS Torah) Sacrifice of well-being – In Hebrew, this is the zevah ha-shelamim. There are several ways of interpreting this particular word combination. Most English translations don’t follow the Hebrew text but rather take their clues from…
Dialing 911
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus,” wrote Robert Lowry in this famous hymn from the 19th Century. He was absolutely right. Nothing…
Mr. Clean
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 NASB Who knew no sin – Once upon a time Adam knew no sin. That doesn’t mean Adam didn’t know the difference between right and wrong. Adam knew true…
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