Today’s Word
Verbs And Adjectives
They feared YHWH and served their own gods according to the custom of the nations from among who they had been carried away into exile. To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear YHWH, . . . 2 Kings 17:33-34 Feared – This just doesn’t make any sense. Verse…
Archery Practice
So one of the priests whom they had carried away into exile from Samaria came and lived at Bethel, and taught them how they should fear YHWH. 2 Kings 17:28 Taught – Lions were eating people. Not a very pleasant thought. But in Near Eastern thinking, this isn’t about lions. It’s about offense. The question…
Numbers Running
Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee – In most poverty-stricken areas of the world, “numbers” is a game of irrational hope. The only ones who profit from this form of gambling are the…
What’s Cooking?
Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 Youthful Lusts – A look at the Greek text provides a better picture of Paul’s warning. First, the Greek text says, “And the youthful lusts.” The inclusion of…
Days In The Wilderness
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:2 Thirsts – It’s dry today. The heat of the noonday sun bakes the earth that made me. The ‘adamah that bore me is cracked, parched and turning to dust. I hear David’s lament deep within my…
Open The Gate
Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10 Joy – The rare word hedvah is found in…
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