Today’s Word
Who Trusts YHWH?
Blessed is that man who has made YHWH his trust, and has not turned to the proud, and to those turning aside to falsehood. Psalm 40:4 Man – We don’t have to repeat the lesson about the difference between barak and ‘ashar to remember what “blessed” really means. We know it’s about something we do. …
Hebrew in Greek (2)
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 Persecuted – Matthew writes with Hebrew idioms, not Greek concepts. Sometimes the difference between these two worldviews makes all the difference in our translations into English. When it does, we often discover that entire…
Hebrew in Greek (1)
He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying Matthew 5:2 Opened His Mouth – Today a good number of scholars believe that Matthew’s gospel was originally written in Hebrew and later translated into Greek. Much of the evidence for this view comes from the number of Hebrew idioms in Matthew’s Greek text. In…
Process Education
He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying Matthew 5:2 To Teach – The Greek word here is edidasken. It is actually an imperfect, active form of the verb, didasko. Why does this matter? Because the imperfect form tells us that this teaching is an on-going action. It is as if the text…
Daily Discount
“If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23 Deny Himself – What does this mean? What must I do to deny myself? Is it like the Roman Catholic practice of giving up something desirable for lent? Should I refuse myself food,…
Sin And Consequence
If it is the anointed priest who has incurred guilt, so that blame falls upon the people, he shall offer for the sin which he has committed . . . Leviticus 4:3 Committed – There is an important difference between the act of sin (deliberate or unintentional) and the consequence of sin (guilt). They are…
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